DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Book Lot# 1364 , Surveying Hardcovers (6) Lot# 1369 , 1851 Engineering Drawing by French, Intro to US Coast Survey Mine Surveying by Stanford, Theory and Map Book This is Practice of Surveying by Johnson, Mine an approximately Surveying by Durham, Standard Field 9x12-inch book Tables, Route Surveying by Pickels Est. of more than 30 $120-150 HWAC# 86639 maps published in 1851 by the United States Coast Survey. These exquisitely detailed maps are printed using an electrotype process that is proudly Lot# 1365 , 1833 The American described in the last drawing in the book. Each map in this book is intact, although some have tears, and others are cracked at the hard Journal of Science and Arts The creases. Each shows some portion of the American coastline, primarily American Journal of Science and Arts, harbors and shipping lanes marking the location of islands and shoals conducted by Benjamin Silliman. Volume to aid safe seafaring. The front and back covers are attached but the 24, July 1833, printed by Hezekiah Howe and Company in New Haven. This is a entire volume is in excellent condition for a 168-year-old publication. hardbound volume of the professional Est. $700-1000 HWAC# 88664 magazine publication. The binding is in excellent condition. This is one of the Lot# 1370 , 1897-1898 USGS Hydrography all-time most important volumes on the history of mining in America. Annual Report Harcover US watershed discussions by drainage areas. 814pp with index. The first paper, number one on page one, is the essay on eorgia gold mines by William Phillips. The 18 pages are illustrated with line Est. $100-150 HWAC# 86650 drawings on how they viewed gold mining at the time, including the kinds of equipment used to recover gold, both on land and in a river. It contains numerous maps that are absolutely excellent and worthy of being mandatory reference material. This volume also contains several other papers of interest, such as the principal silver mines of Mexico and South America, including Guanajuato and Potosi. Also included is an excellent paper discussing the science of mercury vapor. Typical of any early scientific journal, there are also other interesting notations, such as what can be done with dead animals and other interesting Lot# 1371 , c1932 Utah (Volumes things. This is an exceptionally important, early hardbound volume. 1,2 & 3) Scarce collection. Embossed Est. $300-600 HWAC# 80238 leather. Utah the Storied Domain. “Comprising the Thrilling Story of her Lot# 1366 , 1922 The History of People from the Indians of Yesterday to Santa Clara County California with the Industrialists of today.” approx. pp. Biographical Sketches… Sawyer, 1500. Includes pictures of cliff dwelling, Eugene T. History of Santa Clara County pictographs of Utah. Pictures of portraits California with Biographical Sketches of many of Utah’s Pioneers. Very minor water damage, please inspect. of the Leading Men and Women of the Est. $200-400 HWAC# 85876 County Who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Development from the Lot# 1372 , cearly 1900’s Utah as it Is Early Days to the Present. Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, (Book) Illustrated hardcover book, Utah California, 1922. This is an exceptional history of Santa Clara County, as it Is with a Comprehensive Statement California in 1692 pages with a green cloth and dark leather-cornered of Utah as it Was. From the State Builders cover boards. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 80243 to the Mormons, The Jews, The Catholics, Societies & Clubs, Some Notable Women, Lot# 1367 , Union Card and & more! Est. $100-200 HWAC# 85875 Constitution By-Laws of AFL fficial dues card, with dues paid stamps, for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers. 1938-1939. Constitution and By-laws, Lot# 1373 , 1886 Walks and Talks in the Geological Butte Teamsters Union, Local 2 dated Field by Winchell Hardcover. Selected by scholars as 1951. Great pieces of labor history. Est. being culturally important and part of the knowledge $80-160 HWAC# 50264 base of civilization as we know it. 329pp with index. Est. $60-100 HWAC# 86259 Lot# 1368 , Union Member Documents group of seven 1959 4 pink working cards, local 175. Savings passbook The First National Bank of Dillon Montana, 1963-7967. Dues book United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, unused. Constitution and by-laws of Montana State Council of Carpenters, 1959. Est. $80-180 HWAC# 50263 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 49
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Books Lot# 1374 , cmid 1900’s War Library, Lot# 1379 , Western, Ghost Towns Korea & American Rev. (General, and Treasure Books (10) 10 hard Hardcover & Softcover) Approx. 20 and soft covers. The Outlaws by Horan, books: From Savannah to Yorktown the Owning Western History by Anderson, American Revolution in the South pp. Curse of the Dutchmans Gold by Corbin- 332; The Rise and Fall of an American pages detached, 2 Mining Camps Speak Army U.S.Ground Forces in Vietnam by Sagstetter, Lost Treasures on the Old pp.411; Soldiers of the Revolutionary Spanish Trail by Thompson, US Treasure War, pp.560; nice collection for anyone Atlas by Terry, Gold Rushes and Mining seeking War Library. Est. $100-200 Camps of the Early American West HWAC# 85844 by Fisher, Ghosts of the Glory Trail by Murbarger-pages detached, Paydirt by Lot# 1375 , 1924 Webster Equipment Quiett, Mining Camps and Ghost Towns by Catalog Hardcover 1924 catalog of Love Est. $100-200 HWAC# 86648 mechanical items. General Catalog #48 703pp with index. Est. $150-200 HWAC# 86264 Lot# 1380 , ZCMI Mormon Merchandise Catalog Number A Catalog of pioneer era merchandise for sale at the ZCMI Store in Salt Lake City, Utah. Hardcover embossed cover 1528pp, “Zion’s Cooperative Mercantile Institution (typically referred to as ZCMI) was the first department store in the United States. It was founded on October 9, 1868 by Brigham Young. For many years it used the slogan, “America’s First Department Store”. Even though The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) had been Lot# 1376 , Western Banking Books (3) 3 headquartered in the Salt Lake area for some 20 years by that time, hardcovers. US National Bank of Oregon and US they were despised by the surrounding community, as Young had Bancorp 1891-1984 by Singer, 1984 132pp with disparaged non-Mormon merchants who had engaged in price gouging index. National Bank of Commerce of Seattle on necessities, and encouraged boycotting these businesses in 1866. 1889-1969 by Marple, 1972 277pp with index. Mormon business owners were routinely charged higher prices by The Story of he Ameican Bank Note Co. 1958, 92pp, some foxing inside both covers. Est. $90- wholesalers who discovered they were dealing with Mormons. Partly 120 HWAC# 63346 because of the impending completion of the railroad, and partly to create a more fair business atmosphere, it was Young’s idea to encourage Mormon businesses to band together under one roof. By pooling their resources, they were able to make larger orders to sell materials and goods exclusively (at the time) to fellow LDS Church members.[2]:8–9 Lot# 1377 , Western Biographies ZCMI was formally organized in 1868 and incorporated for a 25-year renewable contract in 1870.[3]:19 The central component of this was (10) 8 hardcovers. Jesse Knight Family the LDS Church’s purchase of the Eagle Emporium, a conglomerate by Knight, Everett Rues, Ghosts of of mercantile companies owned by William Jennings. ZCMI became a Kennecott by Tower, What Next Dr Peck formidable business force, eventually manufacturing its own line of by Peck, Desert Between the Mountains boots and shoes, and a line of work clothes. It also sold everything from by Durhan, Brigham and the Brigadier housing needs, lumber, nails, and the like, to household needs such by Varley, Josie Pearl by Schulmerich, as fabric, needles, thread, food preservation products, furniture, and Merchants and Miners in Utah by draperies, even some beauty products; nearly everything the pioneers Bliss, The Hogles by McDonough, More needed to survive and thrive.” from wikipedia. A few rear pages has Precious than Gold by Seamons Est. $120-200 HWAC# 86662 light water stains. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 86261 Lot# 1381 , cmid-1900’s Comic Books Lot# 1378 , Western Trails (4 Books) Lot of 4 books 1) The Oregon Trail by Francis Hydro Bomb (9); Rip Off Comix (7); Laugh in Parkman (paperback) pp.381; 2)The Oregon Dark, (13). Est. $100-200 HWAC# 88521 Trail, A New American Journey by Rinker Buck, c. 2015, pp.430; 3)Great Trails of the West by Richard Dunlop, c. 1971, pp.304; 4)The Trail West A Bibliography-Index to Western Ameircan Trails, 1841-1868 by John M. Townley, pp.309. Est. $40-90 HWAC# 63451 Lot# 1382 , cmid-1900’s Comics & Adult Comics Total of 16 comic books, includes: Snatch by R. Cum c. 1968; Volumes 1, 2 & 3; White Whore Funnies; All New Underground Comix #1, Armageddon; Swamp Fever; Roxy Funnies; Turned on Cuties; Tales of Sex and Death, to only mention a few. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 88522 50 January 2019
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Directories Lot# 1383 , District of Columbia 1850 Lot# 1388 , Maine 1862 Business The Washington Directory and Directory of the Subscribers to the Congressional and Executive Register New Map of Maine, 1862 Business Waite, Edward. The Washington Directory for the Subscribers of the Directory, and Congressional and New Map of Maine, with a brief history Executive Register, for 1850. E. Waite, and description of the state prepared by 1850. Compiled by Edward Waite, William Willis. Published by Chace, r. Washington, Columbus Alexander Co. 344 pages plus advertisements.Copy Printer 1850. 242 pages. Two ink belonged to Mr. Ed Grant. Penciled in on inscriptions, one inside the front cover the front piece is 1862. An early Maine and one inside the back cover are of interest. Inside the back cover, directory. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82803 where a fly page is missing, is written, “ Taylor president.” This autograph should be checked to see if this is the signature of achary Lot# 1389 , Maine 1867 The Maine Taylor, and if this directory was the property of achary Taylor at one Business Directory for September time. Upon inspection of the autograph there is a separation between 1, 1867 The Maine Business Directory the “Y” and the “ ,” typical of Taylor’s actual autograph, and there are for September 1, 1867. by Briggs & Co., strong similarities to the T and the . However, when one looks at the Boston. 280 pages plus abs, all original vast array of original achary Taylor autograph photographs on the board is fine, slight warping of boards, web, it’s easy to see that there is a large variation in his signature over otherwise fine Est. $300-500 HWAC# time. This piece should be inspected by an autograph expert in detail. 82805 This volume is split along the middle of the spine at the place where the Lot# 1390 , Maine 1871 The Portland maps of the Senate Chamber are. Front board is detached and secured Directory and Reference Book, 1871 by tape. This is an extremely rare document. Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 80260 The Portland Directory and Reference Book with a Business Directory Attached Lot# 1384 Des Moines, Iowa 1866 Des for 1871, Volume 10, by S. B. Beckett. Moines City Directory and Business Portland, published by B Thurston and Guide for 1866 to 1867 Des Moines Company 1871. 381 pages. Original City Directory and Business Guide boards are fine. Predates the Maine for 1866 to 1867, Mills & Co. Steam Silver Rush of circa 1879. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82806 Printing House. 18 . 1 0 pages plus Lot# 1391 Baltimore, Maryland 1847 advertisements including a copy of an Matchett’s Baltimore Director for O. A. Bartholomew, attorney, whose advertisement appears on page 58. enerally fine condition. Est. $300- 1847-‘8 Matchett’s Baltimore irector 500 HWAC# 80277 for 1847-‘8, Baltimore, printed by R. . Matchett, 1847. Hand-colored, Lot# 1385 , Iowa 1865 Iowa State folded city map adjacent to the title Gazetteer, 1865 Hair, ames T. Iowa State page. ormerly in the ohn . ord Gazetteer: Embracing Descriptive and Collection. 436 pages plus many pages Historical Sketches of Counties, Cities, of advertisements, including many in color. Choice early California Towns and Villages, Which Include Much old Rush reference material. Title page actually says “ irector” not Valuable Information Respecting the Directory. Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 82809 Agriculture, Manufactories, Commerce, Lot# 1392 Boston, Massachusetts 1855 Educational and Religious Institutions, Boston Directory for the Year 1855 Population and History of the State: to Boston irectory for the Year 1855, Which Is Added a Shippers’ uide and a Classified Business irectory Boston, published by George Adams, of the Manufacturers, Merchants, Professional and Tradesmen of Iowa, 1855. 412 pages plus abs very good to Together with Their Business Address. Bailey Hair, 18 5. 1 pages. fine condition, re-binding is fine, chipped Binding separated at inside front cover, otherwise generally fine. This edges. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82820 is a nice, rare, early Iowa directory right at the end of the Civil War. Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 80278 Lot# 1393 Boston, Lot# 1386 ouisville, Kentucky 1880 Massachusetts 1867 Caron’s Directory of the City of New England Cities Directory Business Louisville for 1880 Caron’s irectory of New England Cities the City of ouisville for 1880. published Business Directory, by C. K. Caron. olume 10. 907 pages. and complete index Detached at inside front cover, classic to the Mercantile reference for distilleries, needs repair. Est. $400-800 HWAC# 82801 manufacturing and professional interests Lot# 1387 ouisville, Kentucky 191 of the cities. Briggs and Caron’s Directory of the City of Company Publisher, Louisville for 1912 Caron’s irectory of Boston 1867. 376 pages the City of ouisville for 1880. Published comprising a major by Caron Directory Co. just under 2000 business directory for pages. Split at center and front inside the East Coast. Very rare. Est. $400-800 HWAC# 81100 cover, dark blue binding, rare great information on ouisville distilleries. Est. $400-800 HWAC# 82802 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 51
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Directories Lot# 1394 Boston, Massachusetts 1836 Lot# 1400 Boston, Massachusetts 1879 Stimpson’s Boston Directory, 1836 The Boston Directory, v74, 1879 The Stimpson’s Boston irectory containing Boston irectory, olume 74, 1879 the names of the inhabitants, their published by Adams, Sampson & Co. occupations, places of business, and The title page notes the price was five swelling houses, and the City Register, dollars, which was very expensive at the with lists of the Streets, anes and time. 1386 pages plus advertisements, Wharves, the City fficers, Public ffices, some wear from use, otherwise very and Banks, and other useful information. Published in 1836 by Charles good. This is a choice directory to use when researching Boston, and Stimpson, r. This small but thick volume includes a folded map of the businesses doing business in the West, particularly when they invested Boston area adjacent to title page. 395 pages plus advertisements. in Colorado gold mines. Reinforced binding. Est. $400-800 HWAC# Front cover board is detached, the back cover board is missing, but the 82824 rest is still present. This is a nice, but scarce, early Boston directory that is good for California Gold Rush research, etc. Est. $200-400 HWAC# Lot# 1401 Boston, Massachusetts 1880 82814 The Lowell Directory, 1880 The owell Directory, 1880, Volume 30, by Sampson, Lot# 1395 Boston, Massachusetts 1840 Davenport, and Company, published Stimpson’s Boston Directory,1840 by oshua Merrill and Son. 08 pages Stimpson’s Boston irectory containing plus advertisements. enerally fine the names of the inhabitants, their condition. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82823 occupations, places of business, and swelling houses, and the City Register, Lot# 1402 Boston, Massachusetts 1885 with lists of the Streets, anes and The Lowell Directory, 1885 The owell Wharves, the City fficers, Public ffices, Directory, 1885, Volume 34, by Sampson, and Banks, and other useful information. Published in 1840 by Charles Davenport & Co. Folded, color map Stimpson, r. This small but thick volume includes a folded map of the inside, detached at the fold. Rear cover Boston area adjacent to title page. 451 pages plus advertisements. Front and binding separated at inside edge. and back boards are missing, but the rest is still present. This is a nice, 742 pages. Contains a directory of but scarce, early Boston directory that is good for California Gold Rush owell. Boston pagination is correct the research, etc. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82813 map is correct. The first sentence referred to an advertisement. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82822 Lot# 1396 Boston, Massachusetts 1894 The Boston Almanac and Business Lot# 1403 Boston, Massachusetts 1858 The Directory, 1894 The Boston Almanac Roxbury Directory, 1858, Number VI The and Business irectory for 1894, volume Roxbury Directory, 1858, Number VI, by Adams, 59, Sampson Murdoch and Company Sampson & Co. This small volume contains 212 Boston. 91 pages, hardbound generally pages plus a large section of advertisements fine. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82818 in the back. Front cover board is missing. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 82815 Lot# 1397 Boston, Massachusetts 1852 The Boston Directory for the Year 1852 The Boston Directory for the Year 185 with an Almanac, Boston, published by George Adams, 1852. Several sections in the back. The main Lot# 1404 ynn, Massachusetts 1851 body is 316 pages plus the appendix plus The Directory of the City of Lynn ewis, the ads. Rear cover board is separated at Alon o. The irectory of the City of ynn. inside cover otherwise nice. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82821 T. Herbert and H. . Butterfield, 1851. This Lot# 1398 Boston, Massachusetts 1860 copy was once owned by H. C. Churchill of The Boston Directory for the Year ynn, Massachusetts. olume is in good condition with some repair at spines of Ending 1860 The Boston Directory the inside front cover, 180 pages plus ads for the Year Ending 18 0, Adams and Est. $150-300 HWAC# 82812 Sampson and Company, 1859. 549 pages plus advertisements. All original, Lot# 1405 Salem, Massachusetts 1853 generally very fine condition. Est. $400- The Salem Directory & Almanac, 600 HWAC# 82819 1853 Adams, George. Salem Directory Containing the City Record, Schools, Lot# 1399 Boston, Massachusetts Churches, Banks, Societies, Etc., Names 1865 The Boston Directory, 1865 The of the Citizens, A Business Directory, Boston Directory, 1865. Published by An Almanac for 1853, and a Variety Adams, Sampson, & Co. Frontispiece is of Miscellaneous Matter. 1853, Henry separated at the spine. 560 pages plus Whipple & Son, Salem. Contains 212 advertisements. Excellent reference for pages plus ads in very fine condition. post-Civil War research. Re-binding is Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82829 fine. Est. $300-600 HWAC# 82825 Lot# 1406 Worchester, Massachusetts 1877 The Worchester Directory, v34, 1877 The Worcester Directory, Volume 34, Drew Allis & Co. 1877. Folding map opposite the title page. 59 pages plus ads. enerally fine. Est. $250-400 HWAC# 82828 52 January 2019
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Directories Lot# 1407 , Massachusetts 1849 New Lot# 1414 Detroit, Michigan 1863 England Mercantile Union Business Michigan State Gazetteer and Business Directory, Part 4 – Massachusetts 1849 Directory for 1863--4 Michigan State New England Mercantile Union Business Gazetteer and Business Directory for Directory, Part 4 – Massachusetts, 18 3--4, Embracing Historical and published by Pratt and Company, New Descriptive Sketches of All the Cities, York, and others. olded map inside Towns and Villages Throughout the front cover. 93 pages plus supplements. State, Together with Classified ists of This is a fine, classic, California old-Rush-era reference in excellent all Professions, Trades and Pursuits, condition. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82810 ames of all rgani ed Companies, State and County fficers, and full information regarding the Mercantile and Manufacturing Interests of Lot# 1408 , Massachusetts 1851 The the State. Compiles and Published by Charles F. Clarke 1863. 612 pages Worchester Almanac, Directory, plus advertising. Choice Michigan state directory that was published and Business Advertiser for 1851 during the Civil War. Est. $300-600 HWAC# 82832 The Worchester Almanac, Directory, and Business Advertiser for 1851, by Lot# 1415 Kansas City, Missouri 1888 Henry . Howland. 183 pages. ery good Kansas State Gazetteer and Business condition. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82811 Directory Kansas State a etteer and Business irectory, 1888 to 1889, Lot# 1409 Detroit, Michigan 1868 olume six, R. . Polk and Company. Charles F. Clark’s Annual City 1620 pages plus advertisements, front Directory, City of Detroit, 1868-9 board nearly detached, significant wear Charles . Clark’s Annual City irectory at edges. Est. $500-1000 HWAC# 80279 of the Inhabitants, Business Firms, Incorporated Companies, Etc., of the Lot# 1416 St. oseph, Missouri 190 City of etroit, for 18 8 9. Published Combe’s Printing Co.’s 1902 Directory by Charles F Clark, 1868. 407 pages. of St. Joseph and Buchanan County Original boards and binding, but large markings on the front cover from Combe’s Printing Co.’s 190 irectory the Michigan Central Railroad, as this apparently was their copy. Est. of St. oseph and Buchanan County, $300-500 HWAC# 82834 Missouri. 944 pages plus more than 100 pages of advertising. Spine is missing, Lot# 1410 Detroit, Michigan 1862 and the front cover board is detached. This is a classic document for Charles F. Clark’s Annual Directory… post- old Rush research, since St. oe was a stopping point for many City of Detroit for 1862 to ‘3 Charles F. of those heading across the American Midwest and West. Scarce. Est. Clark’s Annual irectory City of etroit $300-500 HWAC# 82837 for 1862 to ‘3 by Richard Edwards, published by Charles Clark 1862. Lot# 1417 Manchester, New Previously owned by R. W. Cleveland. Hampshire 1883 The Manchester 356 pages with original binding. Front cover almost detached. A nice, Directory, 1883… and Register of early Detroit directory with high-quality printer samples inside. Est. New Hampshire The Manchester $300-500 HWAC# 82826 Directory 1883. Containing a Directory of the Citizens, a Record of State, County, Lot# 1411 Detroit, Michigan Detroit and City fficers, and a Complete City Directory, 1871-2 Detroit City Business Directory and Register of New Directory for 1871-1872. Title page Hampshire. Sampson, avenport, Co., Boston 188 . 44 pages plus removed, ads present. Tenth Volume. ads. Some wear to the edges and the spine interior. therwise in fine 485pp. No spine, rear board detached. condition. Est. $250-400 HWAC# 82831 Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82910 Lot# 1418 ewport, ew Hampshire Lot# 1412 Detroit, Michigan 1837 1870 The Newport Business Directory Directory of the City of Detroit and and Advertiser, 1870 The Newport a Register of Michigan for 1837 Business Directory and Advertiser, Directory of the City of Detroit and a Newport, Published by the Business Register of Michigan for 1837, published Men, 1870. 82 pages plus addition. by ulius P. Bolivar Mac Cabe. ront String bound with no hard cover. Est. and rear cover boards appear to be $100-200 HWAC# 82841 replacement the contents original no. The contents are reproduced in 1937 by Lot# 1419 Portsmouth, ew Hampshire R. . Polk Co. 114 pages plus ads. Est. 1875 Greenough‘s Directory of the City $80-120 HWAC# 82827 of Portsmouth for 1875 Greenough‘s Directory of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Lot# 1413 Detroit, Michigan 1870 Manufacturing Establishments, Michigan State Business Directory Business, Societies, Business Firms, Etc., 1870-71 Platte, Montague T. Michigan Etc,. in the City of Portsmouth for 1875. State Business Directory 1870--71 Compiled and published by Greenough & etroit. Tribune Book and ob ffice, Co. 1875. 176 pages plus advertisements. The receipt for the directory 1870. 346 pages plus ads. Rear cover is adhered to the inside back cover for which $1.25 was paid. Inside board is starting to detach. Missing 1/4 front cover shows complements of C W Gray. Wear to the spine with of the spine at the bottom. Est. $300- pieces missing. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82835 500 HWAC# 82833 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 53
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Directories Lot# 1420 Portsmouth, ew Hampshire Lot# 1427 ewark, ew ersey 1883 The Portsmouth Directory for 1857 Pierson‘s Newark City 1883-84 The Portsmouth Directory Directory for 1857-8, v23 Pierson, for 1883-84, compiled and published B. T., Pierson‘s Newark City Directory by W. A. Greenough & Co., Boston. This for 1857-8, volume 23. Published was William H. Rollin’s copy. 305 pages. by A. Stephen Holbrook, 1857. Rear board nearly detached, with some 472 pages. Cover boards are loose. From damage to the upper spine. Est. $150- the collection of Dr. S. A. Smith. Est. 250 HWAC# 82842 $200-400 HWAC# 82849 Lot# 1421 Portsmouth, ew Hampshire Lot# 1428 ewark, ew ersey 18 1 189 The Portsmouth Directory for Pierson‘s Newark City Directory for 1892 The Portsmouth Directory for 1861-2, v27 Pierson‘s Newark City 189 , compiled and published by W. A. Directory for 1861-2, v27. Folwell, Chas. reenough Co., Boston. 397 pages. H., Pierson s ewark City irectory for Significant wear to the inside of spine 1861-2, volume 27, printed at the Daily at front and rear covers. Est. $150-300 Advertiser ffice, 18 1. Missing the HWAC# 82843 first 1 pages. ront and rear boards detached. 584 pages plus advertisements. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82847 Lot# 1422 , ew Hampshire 1907 ebanon, ano er, and nfield, Lot# 1429 ewark, ew ersey 18 4 Directory, 1907 ebanon, Hanover, Pierson‘s Newark City Directory and Enfield, ew Hampshire irectory for 1864-5, v30 olwell, Chas. H., 1907 Containing a eneral irectory Pierson‘s Newark City Directory for of the Citi ens, a Classified Business 1864-5, volume 30, printed at the Daily Directory, Street and Road Directory, Advertiser ffice, 18 4. 410 pages plus Town Government, Schools, Churches, appendices and advertisements. Front Societies, Associations, Etc. Union Publishing Co. 99 pages in generally and rear boards detached. A nice Civil very fine condition. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 82840 War piece. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82846 Lot# 1423 ewark, ew ersey 1875 Lot# 1430 Albany, ew York 1835 Holbrook’s New York City Directory, Child’s Albany Directory and City 1875 Holbrook’s ew York City Register for the Years 1835-6 Child’s irectory for the Year ending April 1, Albany Directory and City Register for 1875, published by A. Stephen Holbrook, the Years 1835- printed by E. B. Child, 1874. New binding with 1084 pages. 1835. 264 pages. Spine repaired with Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82855 black binding tape. Covers show soiling and wear. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82853 Lot# 1424 ewark, ew ersey 1878 Holbrook’s Newark City Directory, Lot# 1431 Albany, ew York 1849 1878 Holbrook’s ewark City irectory Hoffman’s Albany Directory and for the Year ending April 1, 1878, City Register, 1849-50 Hoffman, . published by A. Stephen Holbrook, 1877. ., Hoffman’s Albany irectory and New binding, 1108 pages, plus folding City Register 1849-50, 13th Annual map. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82854 irectory, Albany, ew York. 414 pages also includes ew York mercantile cards. Front and back covers detached, but present, otherwise in fine condition. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82852 Lot# 1425 ewark, ew ersey 1841 Lot# 1432 Albany, ew York 187 The Pierson‘s Newark City Directory for Albany Directory for the Year 1872 The Albany irectory for the Year 187 , 1841-2 Pierson, B. T., Pierson‘s Newark Containing a General Directory of the City Directory for 1841-2. Published by Citizens, Business Directory, Record of Aaron uest, 1841. 9 pages plus ads. the City Government, Its Institutions, &c., The cover boards are loose, otherwise in nice condition. Est. $200-400 HWAC# &c. Published by Sampson, Davenport & 82850 Co., 1872. 442 pages plus ads. Binding showing its age. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82857 Lot# 1426 ewark, ew ersey 1843 Lot# 1433 Albany, ew York 187 Pierson‘s Newark City Directory The Albany Directory for the Year for 1843-44 Pierson‘s Newark City 1876 The Albany irectory for the Year Directory for 1843-44 Pierson, B. T., 187 , The Centennial Year Containing Pierson‘s Newark City Directory for a General Directory of the Citizens, 1843-44. Published by Aaron Guest, Business Directory, Record of the City 1843. 8 pages in generally fine condition. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82851 Government, Its Institutions, &c., &c. Published by Sampson, Davenport & Co., 1876. 432 pages plus ads. There is some damage to binding along the spine and edges, and water staining. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82856 54 January 2019
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Directories Lot# 1434 Albany, ew York 1885 Lot# 1441 New The Albany Directory for the Year york, ew York 1885 The Albany irectory for the Year Trow’s Corporation 1885 including Bath, East Albany and Directories for Greenbush, Also a Business Directory, 1900-19010 Eleven and Records of the City and Village Trow’s Corporation Governments, Their Institutions, &c., irectories for 1900- &c. Published by Sampson, Davenport 1910. range binding, & Co., 1885. 508 pages plus advertising. Shows some water damage, fine. Excellent otherwise in fine condition. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82858 reference for the boom years after Lot# 1435 Brooklyn, ew York 1847 the big gold/silver Brooklyn Directory and Yearly discoveries in the Advertiser for 1847-8 Brooklyn West. Est. $1400-2500 HWAC# 81144 irectory and Yearly Advertiser for 1847-8, Containing the Usual Lot# 1442 ew york, ew York Trow’s Arrangement of Names, Occupations Corporation Directories for the 1880’s. and Residences Also a Street irectory our volumes, 1880, 1885, 1889, 1890. range published by Wm. . Hearne ames E. Webb, Brooklyn. Classic Gold Rush reference material with an index in binding, fine. Est. $700-1200 HWAC# 81145 the back. 322 pages. This piece has an owner stamp on the front for Alderman Wycoff. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82863 Lot# 1436 Brooklyn, ew York 1845 Brooklyn Directory for 1845 & 6 Brooklyn Directory for 1845 & 6, compiled and published by Henry and William Hearne, Brooklyn. 91 pages with some damage to the spine, Lot# 1443 new york, ew York Trow’s otherwise in generally fine condition. Corporation Directories for the Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82865 Roaring Twenties Trow’s Manhattan and Bronx Co-partnership and Lot# 1437 Brooklyn, ew York Corporation irectories for 19 1, 19 , 1894 and 1897 Brooklyn New York 19 3, 19 , 19 7. These comprise 1 Directories, 2 2 Brooklyn directories, shelf inches, and represent a key time 1894 and 1897. Hardbound, condition in American finance before the massive 19 9 Wall Street Stock Market issues, published by ane in Brooklyn. crash. Est. $600-1000 HWAC# 81140 Est. $400-800 HWAC# 81507 Lot# 1444 ew york, ew York Trow’s Corporation Directories for the Teens Eight Trow’s Copartnership and Corporation directories for 1911, 191 , 1913, 1914, 1915, 191 , 1917, 1919. All complete and in excellent condition. Est. Lot# 1438 Brooklyn, ew York 18 9 $1000-2000 HWAC# 81141 The Brooklyn City and Business Directory, 1869 The Brooklyn City and Business irectory for the Year ending May 1, 18 9, Containing Also A Street and Avenue Directory and An Appendix. Compiled by eorge T. ain, published by ain and Company Includes a folding Lot# 1445 ew york, ew York map opposite the title page, both of which are detached from the spine Trow’s Corporation Directories, the with a torn front cover board. Spine plate is missing. 789 pages plus Depression Years The Depression years appendices. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82861 of Trow’s directories. 19 9, 1930, 1931, Lot# 1439 Brooklyn, ew York 1849 1933, 1934. All excellent condition. Est. $600-1000 HWAC# 81142 The Brooklyn Directory and Yearly Advertiser for 1849 & 50 The Brooklyn irectory and Yearly Advertiser for 1849 Lot# 1446 ew York, ew York Trow’s New York 50, published by Henry R. and William Corporation Directories for the 1890’s Nine . Hearne, Brooklyn. A re-bound volume volumes of Trow’s Copartnership and Corporation of 434 pages and a good Gold Rush directories for 1891-1899 complete. range reference work. Est. $200-400 HWAC# binding, fine. Choice business reference for the 82862 1890’s recession and for info from a period where many Federal records are lost (census). Est. $1200- 1800 HWAC# 81143 Lot# 1440 ew York, ew York Polk’s New York Directiories 1935, 193 , 1937 Corporation directories. riginal red binding with ads. very good to fine. Est. $200-300 HWAC# 81152 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 55
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Directories Lot# 1447 ew york, ew York Trow’s New York Lot# 1453 ew York City, ew York Directories for 1920, 1924 Trow’s ew York 1854 The New-York City Directory for irectories for 19 0, 19 4. arge format, 10 x 13”, 1854-1855 The ew-York City irectory huge directories. fine. Est. $300-600 HWAC# 81146 for 1854-1855 thirteenth Publication, by Charles R. Rode, ew York. 781 pages plus appendices and advertisements. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82872 Lot# 1448 ew York City, ew York Lot# 1454 ew York City, ew York 1849 Doggett’s New York City 1881 Trow’s New York City Directory, Directory for 1849-1850 oggett’s 1881 Trow’s ew York City irectory, ew York City irectory for 1849-1850, ol. CI for the Year Ending May 1, ohn oggett, r. Co. ew York. 4 8 1881. Published by The Trow City pages plus advertisements. Rear cover irectory Company, ew York. 170 board is loose, some damage to the pages plus ads. Cover board is loose, new spine. Est. $250-500 HWAC# 82873 black binding on the spine. Some pages are loose. Once owned by S.M. and . E. Meeker, attorneys in ew York. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82942 Lot# 1449 ew York City, ew York 1837 Longworth American Almanac Lot# 1455 ew York City, ew York and New York Register and City 1867 Trow’s New York City Directory. Directory, 1837 ongworth’s American 1867 Trow’s ew York City irectory Almanac, ew-York Register, and City Compiled by H. Wilson. ol . or the irectory, for the Sixty- ourth Year of Year Ending May 1, 18 7. Cover boards American Independence: Containing an are detached, and binding is split. Some Almanac for the ... Banks and Insurance pages are damaged. 1119 pages plus Companies in the City, Thomas ongworth, 1837. 708 pages plus an more than 100 pages of advertisements. early ew York City directory. Spine appears to have been professionally Est. $150-300 HWAC# 82878 re-bound in fine leather. An excellent resource that shows early old Rush merchants who lived in ew York. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82866 Lot# 1456 ew York City, ew York 1870 Trow’s New York City Directory. Lot# 1450 ew York City, ew York 1832 Longworth’s American Almanac, 1870 Trow’s ew York City irectory New-York Register, and City Directory, Compiled by H. Wilson. ol III. or the Year Ending May 1, 1870. Cover 1832 ongworth’s American Almanac, boards are detached, and binding is split. ew-York Register, and City irectory, Some pages are damaged. 1216 pages for the ifty-Seventh Year of American plus ads and amendments. Tattered Independence. Published by Thomas binding. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 82879 ongworth, 183 . ormerly in the ibrary of Congress with surplus stamp in front. Re-bound 750 pages. A nice Lot# 1457 ew York City, ew York copy. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82870 1837 Williams’s New York Annual Register. 1837 Williams’s ew York Lot# 1451 ew York City, ew York Annual Register. 1837, published by 1879 New York City Directory 1879– . C. Carvill Co., ew York 1837. ‘80 ew York City irectory 1879 ’80. 528 pages plus ads in reasonably good Much repair, 1657 pages plus ads, new condition. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82869 tape binding on the back. Once owned by S.M. and D. E. Meeker, attorneys in New Lot# 1458 ew York City, ew York 18 York. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82941 Wilson‘s Business Directory of New Lot# 1452 ew York City, ew York 18 5 The New York City, 1866-67 Wilson‘s Business York City Commercial Register and Business irectory of ew York City, 18 - 7, published by ohn . Trow, 18 . 558 Directory, 1865 The ew York City Commercial pages plus ads in nice condition. Est. Register Containing the Cards of the Principal $200-400 HWAC# 82877 Merchants, Manufacturers &c., in the City and Vicinity, Classified According to the Business, orming a Lot# 1459 ew York City, ew York Business Directory of Reliable Parties in all the 1868 Wilson‘s Business Directory Various Branches. 1865 to 1866. The book is missing of New York City, 1868-69 Wilson‘s the title page and perhaps one front page. New cover Business irectory of ew York City, boards and new binding. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82871 18 8- 9, published by ohn . Trow, 1868. 624 pages plus advertisements, and an index in the front. Original selling price was two dollars. Choice business directory organized by category. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82876 56 January 2019
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Directories Lot# 1460 lean, ew York 1899 Olean Lot# 1466 , ew York 1870 Boyd’s [New York] Directory, 1899 Olean Railroad Directory and Gazetteer, irectory, 1899. Published by the lean 1870-71 Boyd’s Railroad irectory and irectory Company. lean, . Y., 1899. Gazetteer of Cities and Villages, on the 431 pages. Tiny bit of damage to the top line of Railroads between Albany, Troy, of the binding. Est. $200-400 HWAC# and Bennington, North to Saratoga, 82949 Whitehall, Rutland, Burlington and St. Albans, and East to Ticonderoga, Essex, ort Henry, Keeseville and Platteburgh, Lot# 1461 Rochester, ew York 1847 on ake Champlain, 1870-71. Compiled Daily American Directory of the City of by Andrew Boyd. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82978 Rochester for 1847-8 Daily American Lot# 1467 , ew York 18 -18 9 Mew Directory of the City of Rochester for York City Directories, 1860’s New 1847-8. Published by erome Brother, York City directories for the 18 0’s. 1847. 230 pages plus ads. Includes a our volumes, 18 , 18 7, 18 8, 18 9. Rochester folding map in front of and The years following the Civil War. Cloth adjacent to the title page. Once owned by binding, showing signs of age and wear, complete. Rare. Est. $800- ames Abrams (name written on inside 1400 HWAC# 81501 front and back covers). Generally, in very fine condition, better than normal for Lot# 1468 , ew York 1854-1855 New this age of a document. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82950 York City Directory ew York City Lot# 1462 Troy, ew York 1859 The directory for 1854 to 1855. Published by Troy [New York] Directory, 1859 Charles Rogers, ew York. Hard bound, ads present, rebound binding. Choice Young, William H., The Troy irectory for Gold Rush era reference book Est. the Year 1859 with a Business irectory, $200-400 HWAC# 81505 and Other Miscellaneous Matter, also Directories of West Troy and Green Lot# 1469 , ew York 1873-1879 New York City Island. Volume Thirty-One. Published by Directory Group, 1870’s Run of ew York city Adams, Sampson Co., 1859 Re-bound directories from the 1870’s. 1873, 1874, 1875, 187 , using original board 380 pages plus 1879. All hardbound, all showing the effects of age, advertisements Est. $200-400 HWAC# with weakness at hinges, cloth rebound etc. This 82948 is an absolute classic reference, and exceptionally Lot# 1463 Utica, ew York 1884 Utica important for research on Western mines, as the number of the Western Mines were financed in ew City Directory for the Year 1884 Utica York and these directories tell us about the people. City irectory for the Year 1884 with a Rare. Est. $1000-2000 HWAC# 81179 General and Business Directory of Utica, Frankfort and Ilion, Record of the City Government, Its Institutions &c., &c, Lot# 1470 Raleigh, North Carolina Together with a New Map, Compiled 1907 The North Carolina Yearbook and published by Chas.N. Gaffney. 1884 and Business Directory, 1907 The 604 pages plus ads, and includes a map orth Carolina Yearbook and Business opposite the title page. In nice condition. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82947 irectory, 1907, published by the ews and Observer at Raleigh, N. C. 632 pages Lot# 1464 , ew York 1813 A Gazetteer with some damage to the center of the of the State of New York, 1813 spine. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82946 Spafford, Horatio ates. A a etteer of Lot# 1471 Cincinnati, hio 1839 the State of ew-York: Carefully Written Schaeffer’s Advertising Directory for from Original and Authentic Materials, Cincinnati for 1839-40 Schaeffer’s Arranged on a New Plan, in Three Advertising Directory for Cincinnati for Parts. H. C. Southwick, 1813. Includes a 1839-40 o covers. 5 0 pages. Rare. folding map of ew York adjacent to the frontispiece. 334 pages plus appendix. Engravings of buildings here Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82956 and there. Re-bound and in excellent condition. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82860 Lot# 1465 , ew York 1900 Lot# 1472 Columbus, Ohio 1887 Biographical Directory of the State of Wiggins’ Columbus Directory 1887- New York Biographical directory of the 8 Wiggins’ Columbus irectory 1887-8, state of ew York, 1900. Key volume of published by Wiggins Co., Columbus, financiers in ew York at the turn-of- hio. 951 pages plus addendas. Est. the-century. 567 pages. Spine damage. $200-400 HWAC# 82952 Contents complete, important reference. Est. $100-250 HWAC# 81178 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 57
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Directories Lot# 1473 Dayton, Ohio 1845 Williams’ Lot# 1479 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dayton City Directory for 1884-85 1851 McElroy‘s Philadelphia Williams’ ayton City irectory for Directory for 1851 McElroy‘s 1884-85, 21st issue, compiled and Philadelphia Directory for 1851, published by Williams & Co., 1884 626 published by Edward C. and ohn Biddle, pages plus ads including a directory of Philadelphia, 1851. 514 pages plus ads US Post ffices. enerally fine condition etc. Reinforced binding generally nice. for a Civil-War-era document. Est. Est. $400-600 HWAC# 82959 $200-400 HWAC# 82951 Lot# 1474 ayton, hio 1891 Lot# 1480 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Williams’ Dayton Directory for 1891- 1817 Robinson’s Original Annual 92 Williams’ ayton 1891irectory for Directory for Philadelphia, 1817 1891-9 , Published by Williams Co., Robinson’s riginal Annual irectory 1891 8 pages plus ads. enerally, for 1817, Being an Alphabetical ist in very fine condition. Est. $200-400 of More than 22,000 Merchants, HWAC# 82953 Mechanicks, Traders, &c. of Philadelphia and Suburbs, with Useful Information, &c. 14th edition. Reinforced binding 524 pages Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82955 Lot# 1475 ancaster, Pennsylvania 1886 Barnes’ Annual Lancaster Lot# 1481 Pittsburgh and Allegheny, City Directory for 1886 Barnes’ Directory of Pennsylvania 1860 Annual ancaster City irectory for Pittsburgh and Allegheny Cities, 188 , Including a Classified Business 1860-61 Directory of Pittsburgh and irectory, a Street irectory, and an Allegheny Cities and surrounds for Appendix. Compiled and published by 18 0- 1, published by eo. H. Thurston no. H. Barnes. About 435 pages. The 1860. 364 pages plus ads. Reinforced pages in the index section have been binding. Est. $250-500 HWAC# 82966 pasted over with newspaper articles. The boards on this particular directory are mounted in reverse. Spine leather is missing. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82977 Lot# 1482 Pittsburgh and Allegheny, Pennsylvania 1864 Directory of Lot# 1476 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh and Allegheny Cities, 1877 Gopsill’s Philadelphia 1864-65 Directory of Pittsburgh and Business Directory for 1877 opsill’s Allegheny Cities, the Surrounding Philadelphia Business Directory for Burroughs and Villages, also Parts of 1877, published by ames opsill, the Adjacent Townships, for 1864-65. Philadelphia, 1877. Reinforced binding. Published by eo. H. Thurston, 18 4. 39 457 pages. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82960 pages plus advertisements. Reinforced spine. Est. $250-350 HWAC# 82965 Lot# 1483 Pittsburgh and Allegheny, Lot# 1477 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1867 Gopsill’s Philadelphia City Pennsylvania 1868 Directory of and Business Directory for 1867-8 Pittsburgh and Allegheny Cities, opsill’s Philadelphia City and Business 1868-69 Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny Cities in the Adjacent Directory for 1867-8, published by Burroughs, Also Parts of the Adjacent ames opsill, 18 7. 1 90 pages and Townships, for 18 8- 9, published by includes a map in the front pocket. Front eo. H. Thurston, 18 8.440 pages plus cover board broken off. Spine cover is loose. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82958 business directory, plus advertisements. This book appears to have been repaired in the early days. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82964 Lot# 1484 Pittsburgh and Allegheny, Lot# 1478 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 18 9 Directory of 1840 M’Elroy’s Philadelphia Directory Pittsburgh and Allegheny Cities, for 1840 M’Elroy’s Philadelphia 1869-70 Directory of Pittsburgh and Directory for 1840, published by A. Allegheny Cities, the Adjacent Burroughs, M’Elroy, Philadelphia, printed by Isaac and Parts of the Adjacent Townships for Ashmead & Co. 1840. 323 pages plus 18 9-70, compiled and published by advertisements. Once owned by A. Wood eo. H. Thurston, 18 9. 5 8 pages plus & Brother. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82957 ads. Color printed page opposite the title page, reinforced binding. Est. $250-400 HWAC# 82971 View High Resolution Images, Register, Place Bids, See Current Opening Bids Visit the online catalog at FHWAC.com 58 January 2019
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Directories Lot# 1485 Pittsburgh and Allegheny, Lot# 1492 , American Men of Science, Pennsylvania 1874 Directory of 2 Volumes 2 Volumes on the American Pittsburgh and Allegheny Cities, Men of Science. Classic biographical 1874-75 Directory of Pittsburgh and works. 1938 volume edited by acques Allegheny Cities and Parts of Adjoining Cattel, 1 08 pages, hardbound. 1955 Townships for 1874-75, published and Volume One, Physical Science. Water compiled by Thurston and Dieffenbacher, stains 2180 pages. Ex library. Published 1874. Once owned by McFarlane Collins by RR Bowker. Two key references. Est. & Co.,(handwritten on title page). 660 $200-400 HWAC# 81504 pages plus addenda, reinforced binding. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82972 Lot# 1493 , 190 Business and Professional Directory of KY and Lot# 1486 Pittsburgh and Allegheny, IN, 1902 Business and Professional Pennsylvania 1847 Harris’s General irectory of Central Kentucky and Business Directory of the Cities Southern Indiana Embracing ... Statistical of Pittsburgh & Allegheny. 1847 and Geographical Information. Union Harris, Isaac, Harris’s eneral Business irectory Company, 1903. Undated Directory of the Cities of Pittsburgh & on the title page. Printed with high- Allegheny with the Environs. Printed by acid paper, so the pages are fragile. Contains much information on A. A. Anderson, Pittsburgh, 1847. 241 distilleries, etc. 190 to 1903. Hard blue binding, separating pages at pages plus advertisements Est. $200- the inside front cover, otherwise fine. Rare. Est. $400-800 HWAC# 82800 400 HWAC# 82954 Lot# 1494 , 1823 Darby’s Edition Lot# 1487 Pittsburgh and Allegheny, of Brookes’ Universal Gazetteer Pennsylvania 1882 J. F. Diffenbacher’s arby, William. arby’s Edition of Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny Brookes’ Universal a etteer, or, A ew Cities for 1882-‘83 . . iffenbacher’s Geographical Dictionary : Containing a Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny escription of the Empires, Kingdoms, Cities for 188 -’83, Compiled by States, Provinces, Cities, Towns, iffenbacher Thurston, 188 . 979 orts, Seas, Harbours, Rivers, akes, pages, reinforced backing. Est. $300- Mountains, Capes, c. in the Known 500 HWAC# 82970 World ... to Which Are Added, the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitutions of the Respective States : Illustrated by a Neat Lot# 1488 Newport, Rhode Island 1867 Coloured Map of the United States. Executors of Benjamin Warner, 1823. Boyd’s Newport City Directory, 1867 1119 pages plus appendices. This is another wonderful early ga etteer Boyd, Andrew, Boyd’s ewport City of place names and a key reference work. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82864 Directory with a Business Directory of the Trades and Professions, State and Lot# 1495 , 1911, 1915 Davis’ City Record, and an Appendix of Much Commercial Encyclopedia CA, NV, Useful Information. A. . Ward, ewport, UT, AZ -- Three Vol. avis’ Commercial Rhode Island. 280 pages plus ads. Encyclopedia of the Pacific Southwest ormerly from the collection of awrence Sullivan who had a clothing California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. In and menswear store that carried Stetson hats in Newport. In generally three volumes, large format, approximately fine condition. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 82830 13 x 1 “. ark leather binding. Written by Alice A. Davis of Oakland California, Lot# 1489 Harriman, Tennessee 189 1911 and 1915. Contains biographies of City Directory of Harriman, TN, 1892 California and the prominent men and City irectory of Harriman, Tennessee women of the American West. It includes volume one 189 . M. Connelly, an atlas, histories of counties, etc. This is publisher Chattanooga. 176 pages plus a very rare, three-volume compendium on ads. Some interior wear and separation the history of people and places in the Pacific Southwest. Est. $500- internally. Est. $150-250 HWAC# 82845 700 HWAC# 80258 Lot# 1490 , 1861-1864 3 Trow New Lot# 1496 , 1899 Kratzer’s York City Directories ew York city Encyclopedic Guide and Directory, directory, compiled by Wilson, 1861, 1899 Krat er’s Encyclopedic uide and 18 3, 18 4 three bound volumes. irectory, 1899, published by Wayne Includes folded map inside front cover Krat er Co., 1899. 413 pages. This for 1864. These are the key Civil War is a guide for any business owner that years and a key reference for identifying important people in the includes dealers around the Eastern US American financial market during the Civil War. Rare. Estimate Est. and includes a business directory. Very $700-1200 HWAC# 81175 fine condition. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82975 Lot# 1491 , 1831 American Advertising Directory, 1831 American Lot# 1497 , 1881 New York City Advertising Directory, for Manufacturers Directory ew York City directory for and Dealers in American Goods, for the 1881. Missing title page. Rebound with Year 1831, published by ocelyn, arling original boards. Ads present in the back. Co., ew York 1831. 395 pages. ront arge directory. Est. $300-600 HWAC# board is loose and back board is missing 81506 fly pieces in front and rear missing. This is a rare volume. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 82973 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 59
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Brewing Lot# 1498 , Dakota Territory 1883 Lot# 1506 San Francisco, California Special Tax Stamps for Malt Liquors 1867 Rare Bank of California 1867 Book Hardcover special tax stamps for Telegraphic Order ated une 17, dealers in malt liquors 1883.10 unissued 18 7. Received from Henry Benjamin To with Pennington as collector. Est. Mrs. Mary Singleton $150. Premium $300-600 HWAC# 61722 was $34.61 so it seems she only received $115.39. Then they added another $5.00 and she received $1 1.39. (Some kind of creative bookkeeping ) Signed by . Burt( ) for W. C. Ralston cashier. Two cent orange revenue stamp. Nice! Est. $80-200 HWAC# 61240 Lot# 1507 Weaverville, California 1855 Lot# 1499 , Dakota Territory 1875, 2 Different Weaverville, CA Checks 1878, 1881 Special Tax Stamps for different Express Banking office of Wholesale Liquor, Cigars and Beer Rhodes & Whitney checks, 1855. One 3 Dakota Territory special tax stamp check is Weaver, other is Weaverville books. 1875 special tax stamps for signed by FW Blake. To Rhodes & brewers of less than 500 barrels, 1 green Whitney, Shasta Est. $100-120 HWAC# issued, 3 u/i with cuts, back cover is 87455 cut. Special tax stamps for wholesale liquor 1878, 7 purple u i with ohn Pennington as collector on 3 issued. Special tax stamps for manufacturers of cigars 1881, 4 issued by ohn Lot# 1508 Weaverville, California 1855- Pennington, 5 creme u/i. Est. $360-600 HWAC# 61702 1856 Early Weaverville Checks (6) 6 early allegorical checks, Express & Lot# 1500 , Bottle Openers (8) and Banking ffice of Rhodes Co, 1855- Misc Tags 8 bottle openers from Fisher 1856. 1 has top toning Est. $150-250 Beer, ucky, Blat , Coors. metal tags. HWAC# 87452 Est. $60-100 HWAC# 88359 Lot# 1501 , Coors Cutter and Marquisat Beer Framed Mirrors Framed Coors Lot# 1509 Weaverville, California 1855 Cutter (Cold agered) mirrored design Express & Banking Check 1855 check, 14.75” x 13.75”. ramed “Marquisat - Express Banking office of Rhodes ignobles e rance” Mis en bouteilles par Whitney, 3 dogears Est. $50-100 HWAC# Pasquier Desvignes Au Marquisat depuis 87456 14 0 egociants - Eleveurs a St. - ager (Rh.) France Product of France. One Pint, Lot# 1510 Yreka, California 1854-1855 12% Alcohol by Volume. Sole U.S Agents, Northern Gold Country Checks, 3 The Buckingham Corporation, ew York, Different 3 Express Banking ffice of Y. Measures 3.75” x 17.75”. Perfect for Rhodes & Co. 1854 Shasta Rhodes & Whitney-edge toning, 1855 San a man cave or dorm room. Est. $70-200 rancisco ucas Turner Co, 1855 Shasta Rhodes Whitney Est. HWAC# 76809 $150-250 HWAC# 87459 Lot# 1502 Tracy, California c1900’s Lot# 1511 , California Check from Chaps, (Ranger made of Buckskin) press Banking ffice of hodes Men’s chaps made of leather. Has “A.R. and Co Signed by FW Blake Rare! Caldron from Tracy, Calif.” ice condition, This pictorial check for $4000 was has some wear & slight staining, please made out to Pierce elapes signed inspect. Has six heavy-duty clasps. 39” by F. W. Blake as agent for Rhodes & . x 30” w. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 86818 Co. Blake was the agent for Rhodes in Weaverville beginning in 1852. Very little survives today from Lot# 1503 Sacramento City, California this remote important gold mining camp located in the middle of 1852-1855 Sacramento City, CA the Trinity gold region in far northern California. Weaverville was Checks (6) 6 different Sacramento the business center for the all the Trinity River region. The entire City Bank checks 1852-1855, punch cancelled, 1855 missing corner Est. northern gold region’s business center was Shasta. rom there, all $200-400 HWAC# 87453 business matters went south, either to Marysville or Sacramento. Frank W. Blake, the cousin of Gorham Blake of S.S. Central America fame. After arriving in California from Boston in 1852, Frank settled Lot# 1504 San Buena Ventura, California in Weaverville for seven years, where he eventually opened his own 1888 Early San Buena, CA Check An express company. After two years in Sacramento, Frank moved to Carson early check from San Buena, CA, Oct. 17, 1888 payable only in US old Coin. .5” tear, dog ears and folds Est. $60- City for a year, only to leave for Unionville, , the “ and of Silver.” By 100 HWAC# 88303 18 3, .W. Blake was issuing assay certificates and serving as mining secretary for several local corporations. He remained in Unionville until Lot# 1505 San Francisco, California 1866, when he left for Silver City, in southern Idaho, where new gold 1868 Bank of California Duplicate camps were springing up. He set up a successful assay office and was of Exchange Nice cancel on this 2nd soon the owner of a jewelry store and additional real estate Holabird, of exchange. Vignette of square rigger 2008, 467]. Est. $180-400 HWAC# 61742 ship under sail and young lady. Revenue stamp of George Washington on front. Est. $80-200 HWAC# 61662 60 January 2019
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Cigar/Tobacco Lot# 1512 Central City, Colorado Lot# 1517 Virginia City, Storey, Nevada 1898-1899 Cancelled Checks / Rocky Two Virginia City ‘Bank of California’ Mountain National Bank Very nice Checks with Nevada Revenue small lot of cancelled checks. Drawn Stamps:4c and 5c 1) This 1868 check is on the Rocky Mountain National Bank, made out to the Yee Chy Tong Company Central City, Colorado. Has revenue tax of San Francisco. This was a druggist / stamps, placed over the motif, of the grocery company. The large amount of intertwined lettering. Also signed by one money that this check is made out for, of the Kount e Brothers, 1 0 Broadway, $650, suggest that it also supplied labor ew York. very nice condition. ( RH ). for the building of the Virginia & Truckee Est. $40-60 HWAC# 61463 Railroad which was being built at this time. Notice the rare 4c Nevada Revenue Stamp. The 2c and 5c were more prevalently used. The check Lot# 1513 eadville, Colorado arious is endorsed on the back in Chinese characters with Yee Chy Tong Cancelled Checks / Various Banks. Co’ written in English. Signed by Blauvelt. ) 18 8 check made out to Very nice grouping of cancelled checks. Bender. Signed by Blauvelt. 5c Nevada revenue green stamp. Includes rom the Tomkins Hardware Co. , and short biography on Blauvelt. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 99631 drawn on the Carbonate National Bank ( 7 pieces, 1889 ) , from the Carbonate Lot# 1518 , Nevada Eastern Nevada Bank to others ( 1, 1884..6, 1887..1, RN Collection Eight different RN checks 1888 ). Also, Trimble Hunter, Bankers including rarities. Austin (4) Hamilton (1), to others ( 23 items, 1887 ). Nice early Eureka (3) which includes Immel and White items, from a famous mining town. ( RH Pine, both very rare. Est. $80-160 HWAC# ). Est. $100-120 HWAC# 61469 82901 Lot# 1514 incoln, ebraska 1874- 1876 Revenue Stamped , Cancelled Checks Very nice grouping , of revenue stamped, cancelled checks. State National Bank ( 1 piece, 1874..7 pieces, 1875 ), First National Bank ( 6, pieces Lot# 1519 Carson City, Ormsby, Nevada 1874 ) and ancaster County Bank ( 5 Territorial Governor Territory pieces , 1876). very nice grouping og Nye Early Check to Sam Chinaman early checks. ( RH). Est. $100-200 HWAC# 61468 Governor Nye was appointed as Lot# 1515 arious ocations, ebraska arious Governor of Nevada in March of 1861. Since the trip to the West in those days County Warrants & Cancelled Checks Very was long and arduous, he could not have arrived much before uly nice grouping, of colorful County Warrants( From of that year. This check was written shortly after he arrived and is Madison County, Nebraska ) . Brown colorization numbered 33. It is to Sam chinaman for $25.00. This almost has to be (9 pieces, 1900 ) ice vignettes on the front.... ye’s personal cook while in evada. (The Chinese were only used for A bushel basket of corn,and a train with a cow laundry (and this check is too big for that) or cooking. Blue check drawn catcher leaving the station.. On the reverse : A on the Wells argo Bank. Much more background on overnor ye’s standing Elk. Blue colori ation ( 1 piece, 190 ), arrival time is included. Est. $140-300 HWAC# 99671 also has a vignette of a bushel basket of corn. But the vignette of the train, is out in the country Lot# 1520 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania side. Road istrict Warrant : reen colori ation ( 8 pieces, 191 ) ice Western Union Telegraph Company vignettes of a wheat stalk, and a wild bull. Checks from the Treasurer’s unused Check 187- date. Printed ‘David ffice to various people ( 7 pieces , 1877) Has a nice vignette of a H Bates, Supt. 8th ist. E. .’ Has an R - woman with and eagle crowning her head and stars, with scrolls. 11. umbered 383 . Check on ay Cooke Cancelled checks... First National Bank( 7 pieces, 1877), and 1 piece in & Co. Bankers. Vibrant and colorful! Est. black colori ation 1883, with a “ 4” on top of it. verall , a nice collection $100-150 HWAC# 60944 of early warrants, and cancelled checks ( RH ). Est. $100-200 HWAC# 61470 Lot# 1521 , H. Upmann Vintage Glass Humidor Round glass humidor, appears Lot# 1516 Mazuma, etc., Nevada to be pre embargo H. Upmann with Five Nice Banking artifacts: Pioche, green tax stamp. 7.5” tall Est. $80-150 Mazuma, Rawhide, Elko and Reno ot HWAC# 87139 of five. 1) A Rawhide bank book belonging to stationary store owner eorge . Lot# 1522 , High Admiral of Navies, ewis, Unused, but very RARE! Staining King of Seas Cigar Box Labels Very on front and one ’ shaped tear. ) Bank colorful large cigar box label, framed, of Mazuma bank book. Belonging to the label approximately 7 x 13”, frame 17 old King Mining Milling Company. x 3”. “High Admiral of avies, King One page of deposits. Mazuma, Nevada. of Seas, avid unlap, irginia”, 1874, 3) Washoe County bank book belonging to W and ouie E Williams. Wm Cameron Bro litho. rom the im Used as saving from 19 7 to 19 9. ast deposit was weeks before the Mackie Collection of Grass Valley. Est. Banking Panic of 19 9. Based on the percentage depositors would get, $140-300 HWAC# 78433 the last two years of savings would have been completely wiped out. They would have lost $300 of the $1200 in the bank. Very sad, but part of history in those years. Reno. 4) Famers & Merchants National Bank hard cover check book. ive used. 1 unused. Reno. 190-. 5) Bank of Pioche Report with list of officers and directors and number of stock shares they own. 1909. Est. $160-300 HWAC# 99464 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 61
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Cigar/Tobacco Lot# 1523 , Metal Small Cigar Lot# 1528 arious ocations, Utah Store Indians Edmund’s Cigar 1870’s-1900. Doll Heads & Assorted & tobacco Indian Chief table Doll Parts / 19 items Item 1 of 19: top lighter 8” tall, pained metal arge doll head. About ” from shoulder top of head. Shoulder broken Indian with cigar bundle 8” tall. , repaired and incomplete. But good enough to put with something. ames Mackie Collection Est. reverse of shoulder embossed : 189 . . 5 E ... ery detailed face. $200-400 HWAC# 87425 You can even see the eye lashes !! Item of 19: Medium si e doll head. 4 1 ” from shoulder to head. Shoulder also broken , repaired , and complete. Says “ ermany “ , with some other lettering and numbers, on the reverse side. Item 3 of 19 : Medium si e doll head. Broken away on the top, and into the back of the head. Embossed on the back head: Made in ermany May say “ lofodom “ , but I am guessing, as it is hard to read. A. M . Item 4 of 19: Smaller doll head. Broken away at front and back shoulder, just under the neck . back of shoulder embossed : 3 . Item 5 of 19: smaller doll head: Broken away under the chin, and up into the back of the head, but the face is good. Small flake under the chin. Item of 19: Another smaller doll head. Complete shoulder broken away, just under the chin. There is in manufactured hole in the back of the head. There is also some embossing there, but it is unclear. May say: “ 15 Ryder, 8 1 ” . Item 7 of 19: Small doll body, 4” tall n no arms, and orange boots. eft foot , broken away at the ankle. Also , left leg and thigh area , re glued. Items 8, 9, 10 of 19: 3 very early doll Lot# 1524 , Circus Photo Archive 8 heads , 1870’s. small blonde haired ones, and a black haired one. All Cole Bros Circus B W flyers with nice broken away, under the chin.Item 11 of 19 : Tiny doll head. 1 1’ ” . cover photos, 4 Bear 8x10” b w photos, 6 small circus personnel photos. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 88319 also broken away , on front shoulder , and part of the back. Says: 30030/ 0 n the back. Items 1 13 of 19: right and left , matching bisque Lot# 1525 , 1943-1954 Circus Route Cards doll arms, minor chipping on fingers, and left thumb missing..Items 14 15 of 1 : Right and left, matching doll legs. ” tall. Blue socks, and fficial Routes of Al Kelly Miller Bros. Cole brown strapped shoes. Perfect condition. Item 1 of 19 : ne left doll Bros. Circus Ringling Bros and Barnum leg, 1 ” tall, bisque, with blue sock and black shoe. Item 17 of 19: Bailey The reat King Bros. 3 Ring Circus & a picture of a woman from the circus. Est. ” long, china doll arm, broken above the elbow. Item 18 of 19: 1 1 ” $150-300 HWAC# 64206 bisque, left doll arm, complete. Item 19 of 19: Brown “ Eye” good condition, and looking right at you !! Very nice collection, of doll heads and other doll parts. If you do restoration, this is the lot for you , ok ( RH ). Est. $100-125 HWAC# 78844 Lot# 1529 , cearly 1900’s Doll (Vintage) Beautiful little doll that was found underground in Utah. She’s needing a good home, 13” x ”. She Lot# 1526 , Paramount “5 Ring Circus” has original dress, (appears to be mid-century Broadside 5 Ring All Star Circus is coming to 1900’s) Hopalong Cassidy Era( ) has blue eyes town. Colorful broadside with clowns and gags. that open when in standing position. Is intact, ithograph by onaldson itho Company of has dirt & wear, please inspect. Est. $50-100 ewport Kentucky. It was being held the week HWAC# 86852 of December 12th. No year. Est. $70-200 HWAC# 49721 Lot# 1530 Hollywood, California 1940 Triple Justice 1940 Movie Poster This is a rare one- sheet, original poster from the eorge ’Brien Lot# 1527 , Civil War Library 1940 western, “Triple ustice” co-starring irginia (11) Mostly hardcover. Army of the ale. The one-sheet measures 7” 41” and is Potomac by Catton, War in the East by vibrant in its color.. There are no visible rips, but Cannan, The Road to Shiloh, Antietam it appears a little frayed on edges. We found an Campaign by Cannan, Battlefields of the insert 14”x 3 ” online for the same movie, going Civil War by Davis, War in the West by for $475. Est. $350-600 HWAC# 56428 Cannan, Cattons Civil War, War on the Mississippi, Smithsonian’s reat Battles Battlefields of the Civil War by Wert , Stonewall in the alley by Tanner, ee’s Lot# 1531 Hollywood, California 1939 Ferry by Rusho, Voices of the Civil war Warner Bros Studio Fact Promo and by Wheeler, In the Hands of Providence by Trulock Est. $100-200 HWAC# 84815 Movie Call Sheets Typed and bound “ acts about Warner Bros- irst ational Studios” and 1939 Warner Bros Call Sheets for n Your Toes, The Roaring 0’s, Philo ance Comes Back, ady ick, We Are ot Alone, Beggars of the Sea Est. $100-200 HWAC# 88338 62 January 2019
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Furnishings - Lamps Lot# 1532 , California Beaty Bros, Lot# 1538 , John Wayne Collectibles, Kinetoscope Kings of the World (Plates, Mugs, framed pics) Great Business Card Early Hollywood commemorative collectibles of business card featuring “ of the largest moving picture exhibitions on approximately 60 pieces. This collection is extensive for anyone earth.” B W photos of the Beaty bros, guaranteed to not quiver or blur collecting ohn Wayne memorabilia. Perfect for any hotel motel theme plus more on reverse Est. $100-150 HWAC# 88302 room or your own personal movie room. Includes 10 (16oz) mugs with scenes from various movies. 10 9” plates from the “ uiet Man” series Lot# 1533 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 17 plates from the Republic Series ( ranklin Mint, with certificates for Entertainment Promo Flyers (11) each)- one repaired) - most have metal hangers for wall display 10 misc. 11 entertainment PlayBill style promo collectibles 9 framed pieces including 1 oil on velvet. Includes Book of folders,most from Collins & Phillips in Philadelphia, PA. Date unknown Certificates of Authenticity for the plates. Est. $400-800 HWAC# 87422 Est. $120-200 HWAC# 88318 Lot# 1539 , Mohammad Ali Comical Lot# 1534 aramie, Wyoming Famous Photo ”Shshh!” Mohammed Ali holding Marilyn Monroe Picture Well if you are his finger up to his mouth as if asking the kind of man, who likes “ ice Things” Charles Adams to keep a secret! Photo: ,and after a hard day at work want 10.5” x 13.5”. rame: 19.5” x 5.5”. Black something nice to welcome you home.... and white. Double matted. Est. $70-150 HERE IT IS !! The most famous picture of HWAC# 76273 Marilyn Monroe, entitled “ olden reams”. 17 1 ” tall, x 14 1 ” wide, framed and ready to go. The back has a nice story , and Lot# 1540 , Movie Theatre Posters (5) tells how she ended up in this photo. It 5 original movie posters. U-571 39x ”, has a glass cover , but needs to be replace frayed edges. City of Industry 39x ”. 3 x because it is damaged . But she is worth 4x18”- The irl with the ragon Tatoo, The irl Who Played with ire, it don’t you agree This item hung for The irl Who Kicked the Hornet’s est Est. $80-1000 HWAC# 86470 many years in the H Coffee Shop, in the Conoco Service Station, in aramie, Wyoming. inally someone rescued this fair maiden, and took Lot# 1541 , The Long Night Movie her to a place of importance !! ow...she can be yours. o for it... ( RH ). Premier Booklet Folding booklet Est. $200-300 HWAC# 61477 from area premieres of The ong ight Lot# 1535 , Greta Garbo Portrait Print starring Henry onda, incent Price and more. 10x8”, 4 folds. Edge toning Est. $80-120 HWAC# 88325 Nice Greta Garbo Portrait, embossed The Kobal Collection, arence Sinclair Bull. Lot# 1542 , Large antique wall 99 99 14x11” Est. $200-400 HWAC# clock arge antique wall clock, 87404 circa 1890. “Regulator” in gilt in lower glass pane. Probably made by the same manufacturer as the “Standard 5533 time clock in another lot. 18 x 40”, key wound, pendulum. No other labeling present. Possibly used by the Carson Colorado railroad in one of their train stations Lot# 1536 , Hohner Harmonicas (6) 6 near Hawthorne evada. Est. $300- Honers, 5 in boxes. 3 Marine Band, Blues 500 HWAC# 61169 harp, pocket pal, auto valve. Est. $100- 150 HWAC# 87162 Lot# 1543 Mc ill, evada c1900’s Lamps (Lot of Three) Interesting lot Lot# 1537 , cmid 1900’s Hop-Along of beer lamps that were used at the Cassidy Memorabilia Collection McGill Club. A must stop & see bar in Souvenir plates, souvener watches 7 Mc ill evada. ust up the road from knives, toy gun with knife in it 3 tin signs Ely evada the ghost railroad. ots of colorful framed bandanna misc. toys 13 history, a miners bar and photos of local additional framed items 5 do en plus, WWII veterans & miners baseball teams. HS movies inside Anheuser-Busch This lot contains a back bar “Schlit ight Beer” sign to hang Coors Inc. wooden boxes. imited edition globe lamp beautiful raspberry color glass light globes. Est. $100- acoustic guitar 890 by efferson. reat commemorative collectibles 150 HWAC# 85830 of approximately 40 pieces. This collection is extensive for anyone Lot# 1544 , Antique Oil Lamp Antique collecting Hop-Along Cassidy memorabilia. Perfect for any hotel motel brass and glass oil lamp. The round theme room or your own personal movie room. Hop-Along Cassidy globe is hand painted in floral designs. or Hop-Along Cassidy is a fictional cowboy hero created in 1904 by o manufacture’s name on lamp. reat the author Clarence E. Mulford, who wrote a series of popular short condition--a real beauty. 0.5” high, stories & many novels based on the character. In his early writings, globe is 8.5” diameter. Est. $150-250 Mulford portrayed the character as rude, dangerous, and rough-talking. HWAC# 78106 elightful collection for any Hop-Along fan! Est. $320-640 HWAC# 87423 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 63
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Furnishings - Lamps Lot# 1545 , Bicycle Lamps, 2 Different Lot# 1551 , Stained Glass and Brass Lamp 8 Columbia Model C and Hine Watt. Mfg. curved stained glass rounded panels. Brass base Missing head pieces. Approx 5.5” Est. with unusual animal features. Unsigned Approx 18” $90-200 HWAC# 63721 tall. Rewired. date unknown. Est. $200-500 HWAC# 80803 Lot# 1546 , c1900 Brass Carriage Lamp Brass construction, circa 1900, may by iet . Clear glass and red lens. 11 inches tall, x “. A little rough condition, heavily used, but lenses intact and Lot# 1552 , Two Parlor Wall Lamps These unbroken. Est. $120-200 HWAC# 62166 two lamps, circa 1900, were installed with wall brackets, both of which are present. One is aluminum the other brass. Approximately 6 inch diameter each with a tall clear glass chimney. The brass lamp is made by Aladdin. Two nice early interior antiques. Est. $100- 200 HWAC# 62167 Lot# 1547 , Hornet Hand Oil Lamps (2) Hornet brass hand held wick lamps w o reflectors. Approx 10” tall, 7. 5” reflector. ice condition Est. $100-150 Lot# 1553 , Two Standing Brass Lamps One HWAC# 86478 antique, one modern. Both approximately 5 feet tall. Antique piece has green marbled plastic sections in the stand, ornate base, ornate green cloth shade with gold friends. Approximately 16 inches in diameter. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 75235 Lot# 1548 , 1900-1910 Lamp (Accent) asterfield Possible mid-1800’s converted to electrical based on the apparent gas tube coming from the base. It has little dog on a brass & green stone base, a glass tulip style lamp shade. amp has been tested is in Lot# 1554 , c19 0 Vintage Ceiling working order. 11.4 lbs., 8.5” x 14.75” 14.5”. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 80814 Light Fixture Aluminum brass tinted 5 bulb ceiling light with turtle shell like design. Wired but not tested. 17” diameter Est. $60-100 HWAC# 88366 Lot# 1549 , Old Lanterns (3) 3 rusty old lanterns- eit , 1 ittle Wi ard. red globes, 1 clear globe with multiple cracks. Est. $120-250 HWAC# 88313 Lot# 1555 Yreka, California 1854-1855 3 different Rhodes checks involving Shasta Bankers 1954 Rhodes Co, 1854 Rhodes and usk’s, 1855 Express Banking ffice of Rhodes & Co Est. $150-250 HWAC# 87458 Lot# 1550 , Original Hand Lantern with Globe Black embossed base, may be repainted. HA A ST. UIS, M . Base 11.5”, glass globe 8.5”. Est. $70-200 HWAC# 55721 Lot# 1556 , California California Gold Rush Books (3) Gold Districts of California Bulletin 193, 1970. The California old Country, Highway 49 Revisited by Koeppel. In the iggings in’49 by Coy. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 63348 64 January 2019
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Ledgers Lot# 1557 , Gold Fever by Ken Lot# 1563 , Nevada Vintage Ladies Kutz old ever by Ken Kut , 1987. Swiss Made Elgin Pocket Watch Inside Hardbound with original dust jacket, back cover says “Elgin SA Swit erland 400 pages, indexed a great discussion of Base Metal 98 Plaque 10 the Gold Rush using original philatelic Microns”. Inside says “Elgin S A 98 U ”, postal covers and letters. Excellent “Unadjusted”, “Swiss” and “Seventeen condition Est. $50-100 HWAC# 59363 17 ewels”. Est. $50-150 HWAC# 99648 Lot# 1558 , Gold Rush Voyage Books Lot# 1564 , early 1900’s Pocket 1) The og of Apollo, oseph Perkins Watches 3 Pocket watches (2 with Beach’s ournal of the oyage of the leather leather lanyards) 1) Hamilton Ship Apollo, hardback ) old leet Railway Special ) White metal pocket for California, by Bateson, hardback 3) watches. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 86846 California Gold Rush Voyages, hardback. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 55103 Lot# 1565 , Watch Collection 10 assorted untested watches Est. $100-300 HWAC# 87153 Lot# 1559 ackson, California California vintage L. Vogeli Pocket Watch Men’s pocket watch by . ogeli of ackson, California watchmaker. This size 1 open face men’s pocket Watch ,running, gold engraved back. Crack in crystal. Est. $250-500 HWAC# 58836 Lot# 1566 LOT WITHDRAWN Lot# 1560 , 5 Gold Ladies Pocket Lot# 1567 Corte , ander, evada Watches Group of 5 small gold pocket Tenabo Mill & Mining Company Store watches, not currently working. 1) Ledger Simeon Wenban and George ornate case, Elgin, 14kt case, 15 jewels, Hearst (father of the newspaper tycoon sn158058 0, 1.4” diameter, si e 1 and investor in Nevada mines) became hunter case, 5 yr. gold plate )Hampden, partners in Cortez. But little activity size 12 Dueber case, 25 yr. gold plate, lead eorge Hearst to sell his investment diadem works, sn 337944 1. 5” diam., back to Wenban for little, if any, profit. Simeon Wenban was one of the will not lock closed 3) Illinois, Crescent very few mine owners to employ Chinese workers in his mine. This is WC Co case, size 10 25 yr. gold plate, 15 the company store ledger for the Tenabo Mine (largest of all Cortez j, sn 000 99, 1.4” diam 4)Waltham Am mines by far!). If you ever wanted to own a historic ledger to impress Watch, hunter case, Crescent size 10, people, this would work. 1 x 11”. ancy spine in good condition. ront 7 jewel 5 yr. gold plate, sn34 57 1, 1. ” diam 5) ingwall, si e 10 cover shows staining, otherwise covers are in good condition for being cashier case, gold filled, 15j, c 4 7 ., crystal missing. Est. $360-800 100 years old. ots of content (although exact items purchased are not HWAC# 58232 mention). Includes and index at the front. 1898-1907. 4 8 of the 474 pages are used. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 99646 Lot# 1561 , Bracelet (Cabochon Cut Stones in Silver) Gorgeous bracelet with 42 Semi-precious stones set in Silver (.9 5). 9” ength x 1.75” Width. Has apis, tiger eye, moonstone, malachite, carnelian, onyx, amethyst, opal. Teardrop shape, round & oval. You can dress this up, or dress it down. ery luminescent. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 88507 Register, Bid, Lot# 1562 , Lady’s Waltham Pocket & view opening bids at Watches hunter case (2 count) One watch 10 K gold, nicely engraved, crystal FHWAC.com is missing second watch 10 yr. gold plate shows wear. Both are size 10. . View on-line for details. Est. $200-500 HWAC# 58828 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 65
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Ledgers Lot# 1568 Eureka, Eureka, Nevada Hjul Lot# 1572 , Ari ona 1947 Maps of Daybook 1920-1924, Eureka, Nevada Arizona 5 maps showing topography & This day book is from the Hjul hardware aeriel photo’s (1947) from the U.S. ept. store in Eureka, Nevada. Includes of the Army Corp of Engineers. ( ookout Mtn, Saddle Mtn.) approx. 8” names of interest such as Anton Tognini x ” eologic Atlas of the U.S. olio, Ari ona by . . Ransome 19 3, as president of the Eureka County (some tearing 7 chipping at edges due to age, please inspect) approx School istrict, Ruby Hill evelopment 10 Topographical Maps of the U.S., Arizona, includes Pinal/Gila & many Company, udge reen, Edgar Sadler (father of future overnor more. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 86813 Reinhold Sadler), Eureka County High School (two small ball bats), Eureka Baseball Team (bats), Rescue Hose Company, Eureka Hotel, ck Lot# 1573 Monterey, California 1940 Hash chinaman, Eureka Secret Canyon Mining Company, Mackintosh Downtown Monterey Photo Reprint Mines (Prospect Mountain), Eureka Hotel, etc. They sold everything arge 1940 reprint of downtown from blasting caps to nails to flat irons, to carpet to mattresses to paint, Monterey, beautifully double matted. etc. On May 31 they sold a shipping case to Thomas Clifford for an infant 1 ” x 0”, photograph image exposed to be taken to Tonopah. 300 pages chalk full of stories. With a 19 0 13.5” x 8.5”. ice display piece for any census one could find most of the buyers, occupations, etc. Although the office around Monterey. Est. $40-80 author is not mentioned, the front lists addresses and the Hjul are the HWAC# 76360 most prevalent. Boletta Hjul ran a hardware store in Eureka according to the 19 0 United States census. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 99642 Lot# 1574 Sacramento & Vicinity, Lot# 1569 Fallon, Churchill, Nevada California 1850 Suisun & Vallejo Bays Williams Company Ledger; 1900- Map Very interesting map of Suisun 1902 Warren Williams bought the allejo Bays with the Confluence of Mike Fallon Ranch, platted the town, the Rivers Sacramento and San oaquin had it named the county seat, brought California. The map has an old town in the railroad, had a large sheep ranch by the name of ew York of the Pacific, across the entire state, mined, and had Martinez & Benecia as well as the town of a store that serviced the entire area. This ledger lists customers like Suisun. There are 3 beautiful vignettes of ohn Etcheverry what they bought on what days. Many other Basques the View of Benicia from the Anchorage are also mentioned. thers include ohn Sparks (future overnor), oe East of Seal Island, West Entrance Straits Mendiola, ohnnie ick Indian, rancisco Yrribarren, etc. Sales for goods of Carquinas, avy Point, Pt. San oaquin, Mt. iablo (Mark for Tongue are listed by day. Also sheep shearing reports from Argenta (on the Shoal) Entrance to the Sacramento River showing a sloop on the river, Southern Pacific Railroad). Williams must also have collected the poll Monte uma House, Pt. Sacramento more. There is no scale provided tax to vote for the county as many paid him. He also sold railroad tickets on this map! Very nice map with slight foxing on folds and a slight tear from Fallon to points all points West. Cover has issues and corners are on upper middle of fold approx. 1” long. n Mat Board (not adhered) mangled. Pages and content are in excellent condition. Est. $150-300 with plastic covers. If mats are shipped then additional shipping may HWAC# 99645 apply 31.5” x 1.5”. Est. $280-500 HWAC# 59320 Lot# 1570 Mound House, yon, evada Lot# 1575 Cripple Creek, Colorado Mound House Plaster Company Day c189 Downtown Cripple Creek Map Book; 1907-1911 This was a Governor This is a unique look at Cripple Creek, The ewitt Adams Company. ater owned by map outlines the area that was burned the Regan Brothers. This is during the in 189 in the great conflagration. ist ownership of the Regan Brothers. It is buildings and businesses that burned a ay Book, ournal, Accounts Payable. and show their location. Shows a small, Mention of ustinian Caire, ovelock Mercantile, California Wood iber very small, area, that was not burned. Plaster Company, evada Engineering Company, Hobart Mills umber. Also shows the location of the fire T, Towle Brothers, lanigan Warehosue, Hercules Manufacturing, hydrants 1 x 19”. Est. $150-300 Chubbuck Harris, wages, many individuals. etc. 170 pages. 144 are HWAC# 86479 used. 13 x 9”. Heavy wear on outside inside is excellent. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 99644 Lot# 1576 Connecticut 1864- 1883 Maps of Massachusetts and Lot# 1571 irginia City, evada 190 Connecticut (5) ot of 5. 1) Connecticut, 1902 Virginia & Truckee Way Bill 1883. ithography and color by Book and Wallet 1) This Way Bill book Hardesty. Approximately 14.5” x 11.” ) goes from May 1, 1903 to August , Connecticut and Rhode Island, 1883. 1903. Approximately 80 pages - all with ithographic color and graphics by information. Find daily entries for cash, Hardesty. 3) Massachusetts, Connecticut gold, and silver. EBY(erington) has an and Rhode Island Railroad and County map, 1886. Cram. Approximately entry on most days. Also find the Hatch 1.5” x 13.5.” 4) Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Hand Brothers, Butters Mill, irginia ivery, colored by ohnson and Ward, 18 4. Approximately .5” x 18.” 5) oseph redericks, Comstock Mining Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Engraved cartography Milling Company, Huffaker, Y Choy, with hand coloring by A. . ohnson, ew York, 18 4. Approximately Bradley,e tc. Although the items shipped .5” x 18.” Est. $200-500 HWAC# 63552 aren’t listed, on can see the day-to-day operations of one of the most famous short line railroads and what people and companies were using them. Spine as a 1” rip on bottom. Book measures 14” x 9” and is in very nice condition, as if it had just been used yesterday. 2) A leather cash wallet monogrammed, V&T R.R. measures 1 ” x 4.75” and is lined in muslin with a snap closure. ery nice condition. Est. $240-500 HWAC# 99643 66 January 2019
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Maps Lot# 1577 , lorida 188 -1900 Florida Lot# 1583 , evada 1890 Nevada Maps by Counties & Louisiana Maps (2) (3) 1) Map of the Golden Rule & adjacent 1) lorida by Counties, circa 1900, Mines, Eureka Mining District,Nevada color lithography by Cram. 11” x 15” x 8.5”. ) The Rebirth of he Comstock, 14” ) ouisiana by Cram 188 , color Virginia City, NV, Prospectus Extolling by ithography. 13” x 11”. Mounted on the Potential of an Unexplored Area of mat board. If mats are shipped then the Comstock (black white) 17.5” 11” additional shipping may apply. (Potter 3) Eureka Daily Sentinel, Eureka, NV Collection) Est. $100-250 HWAC# 62069 187 , 14” x 1”. Est. $100-250 HWAC# 64217 Lot# 1578 , Illinois 1864-1883 Maps of Illinois (3) 1) Illinois by Counties Lot# 1584 , ew Hampshire 18 -1885 with Railroads, Geo. Cram Presents North East US Maps (4) Vermont & Cartography color by ithography, ew Hampshire, ithography color 1883. ouble truck pp. 130,131 14.5” by Hardesty, 1883, 10.5” x 14.5” A, x 1” ) ohnson Browning’s Illinois WV, MD & DE, 1885, cartography & engraved with vignette & hand colored, color lithography by CRAM, 13.5” x 11” circa 1864, slight foxing at bottom of Maine, 1866, engraved cartography & map that does not encroach on map. 14” x 18” 3) Illinois by County, hand colored by A. . ohnson (vivid color engraved cartography with hand coloring by A. . ohnson, 18 4. ery on this map), double truck, slight staining at edges 18” x 5” ermont, vivid colors in this map. Double truck, very slight foxing. Beautiful map. ew Hampshire, Rhode Island Connecticut. double truck, vivid color, 18” x ”. (Potter Collection) Mounted on mat board. If mats are shipped 18” x ”. Mounted on mat board. If mats are shipped then additional then additional shipping may apply. Est. $140-400 HWAC# 62071 shipping may apply. Est. $150-350 HWAC# 64213 Lot# 1579 , Minnesota 1874-1889 Lot# 1585 , ew York 18 3- 4 New Minnesota and Wisconsin Maps York Maps (2) maps of ew York, 18 4 (3) 1) Minnesota. Hand colored by 18 3. ew York by Rand, Mc ally, Mitchell, 1874. Approximately 1 .5” x engraved with color by lithography 0.5” 15.” ) Map of Minnesota with rail and x 3” ew York, 18 4, hand colored by wagon routes. Engraved cartography ohnson Ward, double truck, .5” x with hand coloring. Produced by ray’s 18.5”. Mounted on mat board. If mats are Atlas. Approximately 17. 5” x 7.” shipped then additional shipping may 3) Wisconsin, Rand Mc ally. 1889. apply. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 64214 Engraving and color by lithography. Approximately ” x 9.5.” Est. $200-400 HWAC# 63206 Lot# 1586 , North Dakota 1884 North and South Dakota Maps (2) 1) South Dakota Lot# 1580 Minnesota 1855-1886 by County, 1884. Cartography and color by Minnesota Maps (2) 1) Minnesota, lithography by George F. Cram. Approximately 188 . Hand colored by Bradley. . 5” x 14.5.” ) orth akota by County, Approximately 1 .5” x 15.” ) Minnesota 1884. Cartography and color by lithography by by .H. Colton, 1855. Hand colored eorge . Cram. Approximately ” x 14.5.” Est. by County via copper engraving. $100-250 HWAC# 63232 Approximately 14.75” x 17.5.” Est. $100-250 HWAC# 63546 Lot# 1581 Missouri c18 5-189 Maps of Missouri and Kansas (4) ot of 4. 1) Lot# 1587 orth akota 1900 South Iowa and Missouri, 1886. Engraved and Dakota & North Dakota Maps (2) 1) hand colored by Bradley. Approximately North Dakota, color & lithography by 15. 5” x 3.” ) Missouri Kansas, 18 5. Cram. 14” x 11”. ) South akota by Engraved and hand colored by ohnson, Counties, color & lithography by Cram. ew York. Approximately .5” x 18.” 3) No condition issues noted. Mounted on Railroad and county map of Kansas. By Rand, Mc ally Co., 189 with mat board. If mats are shipped then additional shipping may apply. 14” color by lithography. Approximately 7.5” x 0.75.” 4) Road map of St. x 11”. Est. $50-120 HWAC# 58775 ouis, 189 . Engraved and colored by Rand, Mc ally. Approximately . 5” x 9.” Est. $220-600 HWAC# 63549 Lot# 1588 North Western America Lot# 1582 evada c1950’s East Nevada 1879 Map of North Western America Map shows Territory Ceded by Russia to Topography Maps (Approx. 15) This the U.S. Hand colored by Mitchell. This lot includes old 1:125,000 Series, Ely, map is pre-Alaska Gold Rush. Excellent Elko, Topography maps eological Survey maps Maps of the evada condition. On Mat Board (not adhered) Bureau of Mines much more in this lot. Maps are in good condition with plastic covers. If mats are shipped for their age. Varying sizes, ready to frame. Est. $50-70 HWAC# 86820 then additional shipping may apply. 15. 5” x 1 .5”. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 59358 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 67
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Maps Lot# 1589 Pennsylvania 1855-1885 Lot# 1594 1875-1903 5 Different US Pennsylvania Maps (5) 1) Engraved Maps 1) North America, c. 1875 Engraving & and hand colored by Desilver 1856, hand color by ray, 14.5’ x 17” ) U.S. 1903, pp14 14” x 17” ) Engraved and hand ithographic color cartography by CRAM, colored by Colton 1855 o. 0 14” x double truck ” x 14.5” 3)U.S. Territories, 17.5” 3) Southwestern Pennsylvania, cartography hand color by Mitchell, 1879 engraved by Rand McNally with color 3” x 14” 4)U.S. 1904, cartography color by lithography 1885 double truck 14” by lithography by CRAM, double truck, this x 0.75” 4) ortheastern Pennsylvania, map also shows Dominion of Canada & engraving and color lithography by Mexico, 14.5” x 1” 5) U.S. by ray, 1879, Rand Mc ally 1885, double truck 14.5” hand color with lithographic cartography x 0.75” 5) ithographic and color by Hardesty, double truck. n Mat 7” x 17”. Mounted on mat board. If mats are Board (not adhered) with plastic covers. If mats are shipped then shipped then additional shipping may apply. additional shipping may apply. Est. $250-400 HWAC# 63116 Est. $300-600 HWAC# 64215 Lot# 1590 Virginia 1867 North Anna Lot# 1595 1864 Johnson 1864 Map of Civil War Battle Map Map featuring CA, NV, UT, CO, NM, and AZ ohnson’s the North Anna Civil War Battle area of California, With Territories of Utah, Virginia featuring the Virginia Central Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Railroad. Produced from surveys under Arizona. To give one a perspective on the direction of Bvt. Brig. Gen N. Michler this map, one only needs to look at by command of Major Gen. Andrew Nevada. There is no White Pine County. A. Humphreys. Photolith by the Y There is not even an Elko County. The ithographing, Engraving and Printing southern tip of Nevada is still shown Co. Approximately 4” x 18.” Est. $90- as being part of Ari ona. That’s right, 200 HWAC# 63225 as egas, Ari ona. Published by ohnson Ward. icely framed and matted. Frame has a large chip on right side and three cloth stops are Lot# 1591 West Virginia 1884-1888 missing on the back. Est. $200-300 HWAC# 60815 West Virginia Maps (3) 1) West Virginia by County, 1884, cartography & color by Lot# 1596 Map of TX, OR & CA Print Print ithography by eo. Cram. ouble truck, of 1846 map of TX, OR and CA by Mitchell. pp. 100, 101. ivid color. .5” x 14.75” x 7”. 1” tear, stains on border only. Est. 2) West Virginia by Rand, McNally, $80-120 HWAC# 87443 engraved with color by ithography, 1885. 1” x 14”. 3) West irginia, 1888 engraved & lithographic color by Rand, McNally. Vivid color, p. 127. (Potter Collection) Mounted on mat board. If mats are shipped then additional shipping may apply. Est. $180-350 HWAC# 62068 Lot# 1592 Wyoming 189 Wyoming Map Wyoming by Rand, McNally. raphics and color by lithography. 189 . Lot# 1597 Maps of the Mississippi Approximately 1” x 14.” Est. $70-150 HWAC# 63226 Valley Area (3) ot of 3. 1) Iowa, by Rand McNally. Chicago. 1885. Engraved and lithographically colored. Approximately 1” x 15.” ) The Central States. Sherman and Smith, ew York. 1844. Engraved and hand colored Lot# 1593 1852-1883 Midwest by Robinson. Approximately 18.5” US Maps (8) 8 maps featuring the 1 .” 3) The Mississippi alley, 1844. Midwestern states. 1) Ohio by Counties Engraved and hand colored by Robinson. with Railroads. Published by Geo. F. Approximately 1 ” x 19.” Est. $150-300 HWAC# 63204 Cram, Chicago, I . 1883. Approximately 14.5” x 1.5.” ) A ew Map of the Lot# 1598 1865-88 Maps of the State of Ohio. 1856. Published by Southeast (4) ot of 4. 1) Arkansas, Charles esilver, Philadelphia. Approximately 14” x 17.” 3) Iowa and 188 . ithography and color by Hardesty. ebraska by ohnson and Ward. Publishing location unknown but most Approximately 14” x 11.5.” ) lorida, likely from ew York. 18 5. Approximately 18” x 13.5.” 4) Iowa and ca. 1865. Engraved and hand coloring ebraska. Published by A. . ohnson, ew York. 18 4. Approximately by ohnson and Ward. Approximately 7” x 18.” 5) The “Western States” of 185 . This map features the 1 .5” x 14.” 3) ouisiana by county, states of Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, 1888. Engraved and lithographic color Kentucky, irginia. Engraved and hand colored by S. Augustus Mitchell. by Rand, Mc ally. Approximately 7.5” x Pennsylvania. 185 . Approximately 18.5” x 11.5.” ) Illinois. Engraved 15.”4) Arkansas, Mississippi, and ouisiana. Hand colored by ohnson, and hand colored by esilver. Philadelphia. 185 . Approximately 14”x ew York, 18 . Approximately .5” x 17.5.” Est. $200-500 HWAC# 17.” 7) hio by County. Engraved cartography with hand coloring by A. . 63551 ohnson, ew York. 18 4. Approximately .5” x 18.” 8) Indiana and hio. Engraved cartography with hand color by ohnson and Browning. Publishing location unknown but most likely from ew York. 18 4. Approximately .5” x 18.” Est. $450-800 HWAC# 63200 68 January 2019
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Music Lot# 1599 1865-1888 Maps of the U.S. (3) 1) Lot# 1604 Pony Express and orth America, 1884. Hand colored by Mitchell. Westward Expansion Maps (4) ot of Approximately 1 ” x 15.” ) ew Hampshire 4. 1) California and evada, ca. 1899. by Rand McNally, 1888. Graphics and color by Engraving and color by lithography by lithography. Approximately 15” x .” 3) Kentucky .B. olger. Approximately 11.5” x 14.” & Tennessee, 1865. Engraved and hand colored by ) regon by Counties, ca. 1905. Color ohnson, ew York. Approximately 4.5” x 17.5” and lithography by Cram. Approximately Est. $150-300 HWAC# 63544 10.75” x 14.” 3) evada, 1907. Engraving and color lithography. Prepared by Rand, Mc ally and Co. Approximately 11” x 14.” 4) Illustration from the ondon ews, October 12, 1861. The Pony Express, en Lot# 1600 1880-1883 Maps of United States (2) Route from the Missouri River to San 1) U.S., 1880, hand colored by Rand, McNally & Co., rancisco. Approximately 1 ” x 11.” Est. $140-250 HWAC# 63228 nice condition, 0.5” x 14”. ) U.S. 1883, lithographic Lot# 1605 1855-1883 Southern State graphics color by Hardesty. ice condition, 1” x Maps (2) 1) Alabama, 1855. Engraved 14.5”. If mats are shipped then additional shipping may apply. Est. $100-240 HWAC# 58771 and hand colored by Colton, ew York. Approximately 15” x 17.5.” ) lorida by Hardesty. ithographic color and graphics, 1883. Approximately 14.5”x 1.5.” Est. $100-250 HWAC# 63545 Lot# 1606 c1899 The World in Lot# 1601 189 North America Map 189 Hemispheric Projection Map engraved & colored by Rand, McNally, double Interesting map showing resources truck pp. 18,19. Beautiful colors, no condition or various regions such as Gold in the issues noted. Mounted on mat board. If mats Mother load, wine in Spain, cigars in are shipped then additional shipping may apply. .5” x 9.5”. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 58770 Cuba. Colored 9. 5” x 1 ”. ote left edge chip and edge toning. Est. $60-120 HWAC# 63110 Lot# 1607 Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 1900 Coeur d’Alene Labor Troubles Report to the US House of Representatives This is a 132-page report, number 1999, prepared for the 5 th Congress, Lot# 1602 c1820 North American irst Session, of the US House of Representatives Continent Map by Lizars Rare North regarding labor troubles that occurred in the American Continent with British mining district around Coeur d’Alene, Idaho in the Possessions US, hand colored by i ars, late 1890s beginning with a labor strike in 198 . c 18 0. Page II. ouble truck , light edge The report includes background information on toning. Aprrox 19” x ”. n Mat Board the situation and conditions that lead up the the (not adhered) with plastic covers. If mats “insurrection and riot” on April 9, 1899 which are shipped then additional shipping may resulted in the death of two men, the wounding of apply. Est. $220-600 HWAC# 63108 a third, and $250,000 in property destruction. The governor of Idaho had appealed to the US President William McKinley for military intervention. Several hundred men were arrested without discretion as to whether they were involved in the miners’ union or not! Lot# 1603 c1846-1847 Old This report is a contemporary description of the events and outcomes North America Framed Map of the conflict that includes sworn testimony from government and Interesting pictorial map of Amerique mining officials, civic leaders, and those incarcerated in the aftermath. Septentriopnale from Atlas Universal It is an interesting perspective on a pivotal event in the mining and Ilustre by . evasseur, illustration of labor history of the United States. The book contents are intact and pineapples, cotton bale, a lady with dog, complete in excellent condition, although the covers are missing. Est. birds, deer, buffalo, alligator and more by $80-100 HWAC# 88666 Raimond Bonheur. ists populations of the day. Hand colored orth American Lot# 1608 Antique Table Radios (2) map is approx 8” x 7”. verall print is White case(Bakelite ) Hoffman tube approx 1 .75” x 18”. Brown wood frame radio, working condition down to 65 approx 1” x 7”. ( aguna Collection) Est. $280-600 HWAC# 571572 MH , tuner plate is cracked. Black case Emerson, working condition. Est. $100- 150 HWAC# 86475 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 9
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Music Lot# 1611 klahoma 1911 Newspaper w/Article on Capture of Ben Cravens This 1911 Kansas City ournal newspaper has a photo article on the capture of outlaw Ben Cravens. Also included is a 1989 maga ine--True West with Cravens’ life story. “Ben Cravens was not only an outlaw, but one that seemed to have nine lives. His outlaw reign saw him escape capture, jail, prison and violent death at the hands of Oklahoma lawmen. Benjamin Crede Cravens was born around 1864 and was uncontrollable as a child. Revenging disciplinary action taken at school, he returned to wreck havoc on the schoolhouse. Cravens was arrested and jailed, only to escape, hiding in the arks of Southwestern Missouri...” Est. $70-150 HWAC# 77862 Lot# 1612 Salt ake City, Utah c1931 Salt Lake Tribune Headline reads “TH MAS A. E IS EA .” pp. 1 . Est. $50-100 HWAC# 88539 Lot# 1613 Paperweight Sterling Silver Stamped Tiffany & Co., Makers Sterling Silver/Weighted. Also stamped REAM. Has velvet bottom, so silver weight is unknown. 4” x 3”. rom the Salvatore Falcone Collection. Est. $100- 200 HWAC# 83579 Lot# 1614 1904 Paperweight, Early Chicago Glass Inscribed with “Wedding ay, une 1 , 1904”(Easte eutche ) on the other side of paperweight reads “14th Bundes Konferen i Chicago. 3. 5” x 4”. Est. $40-70 HWAC# 61231 Lot# 1609 , Wurlitzer, Model 42, Victory Fancy geometric designed Wurlit er model 4 made in 194 . ancy wood-carved front with rolling carved legs and five original reverse glass painted panels. verall si e 8”, deep 4 ”, ” tall. Coin slot in the front in-operative. The machine has been restored to working order and plays beautifully. This Wurlitzer is another show piece. It plays and displays beautifully with the lighted Lot# 1615 Globe, Arizona Globe, AZ panels and 24 record changer. The Wurlitzer was invented by the Postcards and Ephemera c. 1900- Wurlitzer family of Saxony, musical instrument manufacturers since 1907 b w photo of ld ominion Works the 1 00’s. In 189 they created the first electrical coin-op piano, and smelter, approx ” x 8”. 1940’s 3.” x 7. 5” in 1933 came up with the coin-op electrical phonograph. This model 1 red and 1 green pennant-”The Heart is considered by many of the advanced collectors as the key piece in of Scenic Ari ona”. Approx 50 postcards the Wurlitzer suite of coin-op electrical phonographs. We have videos including RPC’s-Street scene, a parade, of the two Wurlit ers available on our web site, fhwac.com This piece came from a prominent Southern California Collection. Est. $7000- Coolidge am, ominion Hotel, birds- 10000 HWAC# 75216 eyes, court house, North Globe, East Globe, horse team hauling ore and many more. Est. $180-300 HWAC# 61813 Lot# 1610 California Vintage Lot# 1616 Nogales, Arizona Nogales, AZ Postcard Collection with RPC’s Newspaper Comics US comics. arge Approx 45 ogales, A postcards folio, 0 x 4” of comics from American including Rancho rande uest House, newspapers, all in color. Includes: Danny stock yards, street scene, “the fence”, reamer overs, Model Ministers, Easy The Cavern, Morley Ave, “Mexico Wet ife, Merely Margie, oe Pratt ood USA ry”, rand Ave and more. ne B W Wiser, Kewpie, Aunt ena and others, photo crossing the Colorado River on a mostly from the San Diego Union, circa two car ferry with two period cars on 1905 the 1938. 7 pieces, each full page, board. Est. $180-300 HWAC# 61831 generally acid paper, well preserved and a nice collection. Classic early comic art, also includes Buck Rogers. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 76374 70 January 2019
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Silver/flatware Lot# 1617 Pearce, Arizona Pearce, Lot# 1624 Buildings on Fire AZ, Postcards (5 count) 3 Christmas Postcards (4 count) 4 postcards, 3 postcards, one with chicks and another show building on fire, 1 has a more with a chick pulling a cart with eggs. engulfed fire of the buildings. ocation is Early 1900 postmarked, one with R unknown, probably Western states. 3.5” address. Est. $40-80 HWAC# 61765 x 5.5”. Possible mining site. Est. $40- 100 HWAC# 52804 Lot# 1618 Williams, Arizona Williams, AZ Postcards (11 count) with RPC’s 2 Lot# 1625 Ft. Sheridan, Ft. Bridget Railroad and Saginaw Dams, crying baby and western Postcards RPC Bingham on cradle board, ront. St., Hotel ray Canyon shows the road through the Marcos, Santa Fe Depot, street scenes canyon and the railroad trestle. 3 and more. Gateway to Grand Canyon iews of ort aramie- RPC’s: fficer’s folding map. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 61774 uarters Sutler’s Store, ort aramie ational Monument, Wyo. ld army Lot# 1619 Winslow, Arizona Winslow, Bridge 1875, ort aramie. ne color AZ Post Card and Covers Collection card of monument at Fort Bridger. Early Southern Pacific Railroad Playing Card- 14 postal covers with Winslow The ten of hearts features Palisade cancels-191 -1937 with several Canyon, evada. The flip side is a view of the snow-capped Sierra. 3 airmails. 10 postcards including 1 RPC Views of Fort Sheridan- views of Fort Sheridan general quarters, parade of a street. Also Clear Creek Bridge, Hwy. depot, E. Second St., birdeye, a ground, and tower. (Prag Collection) Est. $60-160 HWAC# 571605 Posada and more. Est. $80-200 HWAC# Lot# 1626 Ohaus Check-O-Gram 61775 Over-Under Scale Over-Under Scale Lot# 1620 Hobart Mills, California Very with 2 trays & analog dial. Comes with Early Real Photo Postcard of Hobart Brass weights 1 pt, 1 qt., qt., 1 gallon, 500g, x 1.9 kg, kg. Includes vinyl scale covers.19” x 19” Weight is 11.8 lbs. Has cracked glass on back Mills, California Contrast is weak, but a of scale, can be replaced. Please inspect. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 86865 nice historic photograph. It was a leading lumbering area during the Comstock Lot# 1627 Trio of Fairbanks Postal rush. Address only on the back! Foxing on both sides. Creased. Est. $40-100 Scales Three scales that were adopted HWAC# 48471 by the US government. Not functioning. Could be used for parts. Est. $80-150 Lot# 1621 Stevensville, Montana 1909 HWAC# 69072 Postcard Pine Creek Cancel Stevensville, Mon. 1909 Nice black and white photo of Lot# 1628 San Francisco, California the Stevensville Hotel. Hand written notes on Kohler & Ritter Silver Flatware, c1867 fronts include “parlor door” and “This used Kohler Ritter were successors to red to be my bedroom window.” The Pine Creek Reichel in San Francisco in 1867. Both cancel (1904-1914) is a forwarding cancel. worked as silversmiths with Reichel, and Sent from Stevensville. Includes a one cent stamp. Est. $30-75 HWAC# 40274 otthard Kohler was Reichel’s manager. otthard Kohler’s relationship with old Rush assayer . . Kohler is unknown. Kohler Ritter silver are found with two different hallmarks, a “K R” and Lot# 1622 Boulder City, Nevada “Kohler Ritter” This group of rare Postcard Collextion, Boulder City, early San Francisco silver has 4 pieces Nevada All of Boulder am and ake marked K R and six pieces marked Kohler Ritter. f the K R pieces, Mead. ne RPC of ake Mead. ne there is a dinner fork, tea spoon, and two serving pieces, a berry spoon Frasher of the Original site of Boulder and a fish fork , both about 9” long. The Kohler Ritter prices are 5 am. ne Union Pacific card. Series of teaspoons and a very large soup ladle (14”). These are some of the few eight Carpenter Paper Company cards known such marked pieces. Est. $800-1260 HWAC# 49148 (two dups). Est. $40-100 HWAC# 62230 Lot# 1629 Virginia City, Nevada Silver Flatware of the Comstock Nine pieces Lot# 1623 , Nevada Nevada and that came with the M. M. Frederick, Eaves Co., and ye silver flatware Nevada Related Postcard Lot Twenty- from Virginia City. These pieces are one. Three RPC’s and six black and T MARKE . Two pieces are berry white. Includes four donkey themed, one serving spoons, one with the initials Indian, one railroad, many desert, two “A.W.”, a third is a large butter knife, poems, one cartoon, Faro reprint, etc. Est. $40-80 HWAC# 62231 and six are “pearl” handled knives. The pearl handled knives are marked “1884 . Russel Co. 1 ”. All may date to the early 1870’s to 1880’s. ery nice group, please inspect. Est. $350-900 HWAC# 49154 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 71
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Silver/flatware Lot# 1630 Virginia City, Nevada Ultra Rare Nye Lot# 1635 Baseball RPC’s (2) 2 baseball & Co. Silver Pieces, c1865-1866 Nye may have team RPC’s. Appears to be same team in gotten started in Sacramento in the late 1850’s. poses. ight contrast. Est. $40-100 HWAC# By 1860 he was in partnership with W.T. Eaves. 61367 The pair appeared to have moved to Virginia City shortly after. Prior to discovery of these two pieces, there were only three Nye & Co. pieces known to the advanced Nevada silver collectors. There are thus now only five ye Co. pieces known. Here are a large dinner fork and a serving spade for fowl, which is fancily engraved on the spade face. Both are Gorham pattern. The relationship of this Nye to the Nevada Territorial Governor is unknown. Est. $800- Lot# 1636 Lou Gehrig and Babe 2000 HWAC# 49153 Ruth Framed Tribute Approx 18” x 8” framed tribute to Babe Ruth and Lot# 1631 Silver Plate Set (4) Set ou ehrig. The centerpiece is a central of 4 Silver Plate set, 3 cups. 1 small 7.5” x 9.5” photo of the players with an serving jug. Stamped Reed & Barton on attached note stating “from an original underside, o. 9 8. 4.5” x 5.5”. Smaller photo signed by both players, a copy was cup stamped orham Sterling 1 08 made and signed again by both players other small cup has stamped Oneida making a total of four signatures. This photo is a copy of the above Silversmiths. Has some tarnish, please inspect. Est. $80-100 HWAC# 86844 mentioned.” Also has 4 1” 4KT gold plated colori ed quarters of both players as Hall of ame members and All Time egends. Also 4 Merrick Lot# 1632 , Silver Mint picture cards. A very nice tribute to these 2 great players. Est. Spoon & Fork & Silver $70-150 HWAC# 61342 Party Plate Silver Lot# 1637 Old Football Team Photo Spoon & Fork, Vintage Probably a high school football team Gorham, 1780 General posing in front of their school ( P.H.S.). de Rochambeau Players names in light pencil on back. Commemorative Silver Approx ” x 7.5” on mat, mat has a grey Plate arge Spoon border around photo and edge stains. ork, reads “To t. Scratches on photo. Est. $50-150 ov. abe Bowen R. . HWAC# 59707 1780.” Appears to have Crest at back of handle of both spoon & fork. ” bowl, 10.5” long. Lot# 1638 fficial Stamped Silver plated, famous Documents: Nice set of New York Sterling Reproduction, Empress International Deep Silver Two Piece Stock Transfer Stamps ot of twenty. Party Set. This set has only the serving plate. The spoon is missing. From $2.00 circular to 30c light green, Serving plate is 7. 5” round with beautiful filigree of flowers on four $1.00 circular, $3.00 rectangular, to 40c sides. Has some tarnish some light scratching. Weight is .5 o . light blue, to twenty cent orange, to Est. $200-300 HWAC# 57573 $4.00 green, etc. There are also $5.00 large green US Stock Transfer stamps. Please see photos online. Est. $80-200 HWAC# 53412 Lot# 1633 , Silverplate Coffee and Tea Service E.P.N.S. silver--Electro Lot# 1639 fficial Stamped Plated Nickel Silver. Coffee pot and tea Documents: Stock Transfer Stamps pot, beautiful vintage floral pattern. Also Well over 250. Mostly small red stamps, included: silverplate tray and silverplate but plenty of small and large green sugar and creamer. Est. $100-300 stamps. Most interesting might be the HWAC# 56842 six $10.00 large green (includes a trio) and four $10.00 ew York (in pairs). Many have ew York and Massachusetts stamps also. Some are on torn pieces of Lot# 1634 Minneapolis, Minnesota 1991 paper. Please see photos online. Est. $80-250 HWAC# 53416 Buffalo Bills AFC Champions Die Stamp Lot# 1640 fficial Stamped Die stamp for A.F.C. champions, Buffalo Bills. Documents: United States Stock Exellent condition. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 61532 Transfer and Document Stamps Two best are probably are three consecutive $5.00 large blue (fourth has been ripped in two) and a $10.00 large red. Many have ew York and Massachusetts stamps also. Some are on torn pieces of paper. Do not overlook the four red $2 stamps cancelled on Preferred stock #1 for 640 shares. Est. $80-200 HWAC# 53415 72 January 2019
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Tools Lot# 1641 Boulder, Colorado Lot# 1648 eadville, Colorado 1880’s Early Boulder CO. Stereoviews (3 count) Leadville CO. Stereoviews (3 count) 3 3 stereoviews four views. ootball stereoviews. Snow covered eadville by Alex. players in the street near Walnut House Martin. eadville bird’s eyes by W. H. ackson c. by uncredited photographer, horse and 1879-1897. Est. $450-900 HWAC# 53238 carriage. Boulder Falls and Boulder Canyon by . owe. Est. $180-400 HWAC# 53245 Lot# 1642 Colorado Springs, Colorado c1890-1915 Colorado Springs Stereoviews (4 count) 4 stereoviews. Pikes Peak Ave. and Pikes peak by Lot# 1649 Silver Plume, Colorado uncredited. Bird’s eye by Kilburn Bros. 1900’s Silver Plume CO Stereoviews Will Rogers Shrine is presented with a (2 count) 2 stereoviews of Silver Plume brilliant explanation and reat Plains by Keystone. Est. $80-300 HWAC# 53241 by Kilburn Bros. and Keystone. Contrast is deep on one. Est. $250-600 HWAC# Lot# 1643 Colorado 53243 Springs, Colorado c1870’s Early Colorado Springs Stereoview (2 count) 2 Colorado Springs stereoviews. 2 views of the cupola of a school by Gurnsey. Est. $280-500 HWAC# Lot# 1650 St. Vrain, Colorado St. Vrain 53240 Stereoview , ong’s Peak Series, on the St. Vrain looking west. 5 or 6 miles from ong’s Peak. Early Colorado settlement. No photographer listed. VG condition. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 53214 Lot# 1651 ake Tahoe, California c18 0’s Crosscut Saw (2 man) This 7’ ” -man crosscut saw is from the shoreline of eadman Point at ake Tahoe, in 1980. The area was heavily logged in the 18 0’s to provide timber for the mines in irginia Lot# 1644 Denver, Colorado Denver City. A light patina of rust has preserved this still sharp tool. Interesting Streetcar Stereoview Stereoview of piece. Would be a conversation piece in a “rustic mountain home.” Est. Cherrelyn Gravity Car with a horse on it! $100-200 HWAC# 88533 Mexican & Indian Curio Co. Est. $100- 200 HWAC# 53253 Lot# 1652 , Coca Cola Folding Knife Original Coca Cola folding brass case knife, . 5”. ice condition Est. $60-100 HWAC# Lot# 1645 enver, Colorado 1870’s Early 87109 Denver Stereoviews (2 count) 2 early Denver stereoviews. A candy and vinegar factory by Reed McKenny c. 1870-187 . Best School House in the territory 1 by Collier. Est. $180-300 HWAC# 53249 Lot# 1646 Estes Park, Colorado Estes Park and Long’s Peak Stereoview Horses and a wagon in a corral. ong’s peak in distance from Evan’s ranch. Photographer is W. G. Chamberlain with Lot# 1653 , Half-Hull Carpentry beautiful description on the back. Est. Layout Plan This display board $180-400 HWAC# 53219 measures 31 in. X 10 in. It is a display board used in ship building yards for Lot# 1647 Golden, Colorado a hull design layout. A half-hull gives 1800’s-1900’s Golden CO. Stereoview the carpenter guidance to the final Castle Rock bird’s eye in olden, C . hull shape. This one was suspended by W. G. Chamberlain. Great view of an from two large screw eyes. This display is the ultimate layout for the empty street. engthy explanation on carpenter or engineer before construction begins on any large project. the back. Est. $180-400 HWAC# 53246 It would look great with your vintage carpentry tools of a by-gone era of “wooden ships and iron men”. Condition is fair assembled with dowels and needs to be stabilized. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 56249 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 73
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 General Americana / Tools Lot# 1654 , Old Blow Torches (3) 3 Lot# 1662 , Colt family Tablecloth This rusty old blow torches. Approx ”, 10” 36 in. X 36 in. tablecloth belonged to and 11”. Est. $70-200 HWAC# 58676 rancis Colt of Pittsfield, Massachusetts . The fabric is sand colored linen and beautifully embroidered. The quality of the embroidered flower and vine pattern is exceptional. The bordering is also hand sewn but can only be determined to be hand work by close examination. Lot# 1655 , Old Bunion Shoe Stretcher The overall appearance is a beautiful pattern of representational flowers and scrolling including a basket- and Ice Hook Shoe stretcher is 17”, ice hook is 11.5” Est. $50-120 HWAC# weave. The cloth is used with one very small repair in one corner. The 58666 Massachusetts Colt clan were well aware of the Colt family name and repeated the name Samuel for generations to follow. The is believed to be made in 1809 by a member of the Colt family household but deserves further research. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 75664 Lot# 1656 , early 1900’s Shovel & Oil Lot# 1663 , Denim Jeans for Women with Brown Suede Leather Fringe Si e 8 30 women’s Jug Shovel with square tip, stamped PAT’d ec 11, 19 3. Est. $100-200 denim pants in excellent condition with suede HWAC# 88511 leather fringe from hip to heal. These jeans are made by Exterior Erez.5 pocket, very nice condition. Est. $30-70 HWAC# 76236 Lot# 1657 , mid-20th Century Child’s Toy (Vintage Antique Made of Oak) Vintage Mint Rosko Toy, battery operated shooting gallery, with double Lot# 1664 , Suede Jacket for Men barrel rifle moving figures flashing Beautiful dark brown suede men’s jacket light, in its original box, approx. 19” x 3” by 188 West, size small, (outer shell is Bow made of wood with feather & beads. 100% leather, the lining is 100% Nylon) 33” length. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 88516 detachable collar of soft imitation fur. Pouch pockets, button front, 1 interior Lot# 1658 , Toy Car Collection (12) pouch pocket. ike new, handsome jacket! Est. $80-160 HWAC# 76230 1 toy cars up to 4.5”. 1954 Mercedes Lot# 1665 , Suede Leather Jacket ullwing, 1935 Auburn, 3 ord, size 44 This suede jacket is size 44 made Mercedes 540K, 193 aguar S100 and more Est. $100-200 HWAC# 87441 in the USA by McGregor in a rust color. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 75665 Lot# 1659 , mid-20th Century Toy Lot# 1666 , Woman’s Polyurethane Jacket Woman’s small si e leather jacket, Machine Gun in Original Box Toy cocoa brown color. Mandarin collar with “Tracer Machine un “ ew Automatic brass enclosure, backing is rayon, lining “Cranc” sic action” comes with is polyester, ippered pockets at top. 19.5” cartridge, holds 10 plastic bullets. length from nape of neck. ightly worn. Comes in its original box. Approx. 0.5” x 4”. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 88517 Attractive jacket. Est. $80-160 HWAC# 76235 Lot# 1660 , Mexico 1900’s Western Jacket By Souvenierypanisa, Mexico, D.F., brown, approx. si e women’s 8, lined suede leather. 33.5” length from nape of neck. pockets in front. Has been worn, please inspect. Est. $80-100 HWAC# 86835 Lot# 1667 Sacramento, California Cal State Fair Pennant Nice scarlet and gold, horse and buggy pennant, Sacramento Sept. 1 thru 10 year unknown. 8.5x ” Est. $80-100 HWAC# 88340 Lot# 1668 San Diego, California Golden Gulch Scrip, San Diego Exposition, Lot# 1661 , c1900’s Chaps (3 Pair of 1935 ot of 7, three different denomination “nuggets”. Admission Men’s) 1st pair of leather chaps has Coupons for Participation in Amusement stains, is well worn, & has patch at left Entertainment, The Stamp Mill. Gold knee. Please inspect. Belted 3/4 length. ulch, the ays of 49. ood for one, five, 2nd pair is well worn, full-length, leather, or ten “nuggets.” America’s Exposition, please inspect. 3rd pair of chaps shows San iego, May 9- ov. 11, 1935. Each some staining, but in good condition, is .5 x ” Condition varies from good please inspect. Full length, has zippers to very good. Please inspect. Est. $150- at outside leg area, solid stitching. Est. $200-300 HWAC# 86819 300 HWAC# 60186 74 January 2019
DAY 1 Thursday, January 24 Political Lot# 1669 San Francisco, California Lot# 1673 , 1915 Panama Pacific 1915 Pan Pacific Booklet and Mini International Exposition Hand Rip Photo Album Views of the PPIE booklet Saw Brown wood handle hand rip saw, with photos 5. 5x10. 5”, mini Expo photo pack 3x3.75” Est. $70-100 30.5” long, 7” deep at its largest and ” HWAC# 88328 deep at the tip. The unique thing about this saw is it is from the Pan Pacific Expo, number 7 0 with quotes” I Lot# 1670 Chicago, Illinois 1893 ivide elaware Saw Company Philadelphia USA”. Apparently this was Columbian Exposition Ticket, a special saw made by the elaware Saw Company for the Pan Pacific Photographs & Directory Guide ot Expo to show off their wares in 1915 and extremely rare and unusual . of 4. 1) Two official exposition mounted Est. $150-400 HWAC# 61278 photographs by C.D. Arnold, Chief of the Dept. of Photography. One shows the Lot# 1674 , The World’s exterior to the lorida Building (7 x 8.5” Columbian Exposition stock on 8 x 9.5” mount) and the other a view incorporated Chicago Illinois. North from the Electricity Building (6 x Cert 019 for shares of 8” on 7 x 9” mount). Medium contrast and common stock @ $10 per share detail, some spots and scuffs to board. issued to . .C. Spruauce 13 ) est pocket irectory uide of Chicago the World’s Columbian une, 189 signed W. . Baker Exposition. Compliments of .S. ord, ohnson Co. Published by .H. President, brown, brown corp roene Co. 93pp with 10 x 7” map of Chicago. Map has large tears and seal left lower, building brown needs some T C. uide has soiling. It definitely was used! 5.5 x .75” 3) underprint, vignette upper Ticket for Chicago ay, ct. 9th, 1893. Mint. 4) Admission ticket unused left of allegorical female eagle with stub attached in mint condition. Est. $100-300 HWAC# 60173 flying along left side, train in background light burst, Printer Western Bank Note Chicago, some very Lot# 1671 , 1876 World Fair light wrinkles fine to very fine cond. iu Est. $400-1000 HWAC# 82731 Centennial Exposition U.S. Stock Certificate arge ”The Centennial Lot# 1675 White Pine County, evada 1910 1910 International Exhibition of 187 , the first White Pine, NV Political Ads ists candidates official World’s air in the United States running for office, inspectors of elections, and was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, polling places. Pictorial of H. . (“Tex”) Hall for from May 10 to November 10, 1876 sheriff! Interesting evada political piece. 0 1 ” to celebrate the 100th anniversary Framed. Est. $70-200 HWAC# 48815 of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia.” from Wikipedia. Beautiful Certificate, o. 1558, this is unused. Engraved & Printed at the Bureau, Engraving & Printing, Geo. B. McCarter, Chief of Bureau 1776, & Fred Fraley, Treasurer. This is a large Certificate, in beautiful condition unused, with several vignettes. 1 vignette is of the signing of the Declaration Lot# 1676 , Nevada 1910 Map of NV - 15 of Independence. 1 of the vignettes is of a Native American sitting on Counties 1910 Map of . 15 counties. a tree stump with his hands over is mouth in disbelief of the changes Ormsby County now Carson City County. of his land. Factories in the background and a windmill with a horse in No Mineral Count included in Esmeralda County. No Pershing County the foreground. This is a beautiful certificate that should be framed included in Humboldt County. ote western ye county line modified displayed in any office. This is Auto Pen signed by Ino. Welsh, President. when Mineral Country was carved out of Esmeralda County. Prag 3” x 0”. Est. $140-200 HWAC# 59670 Collection Est. $60-100 HWAC# 88407 Lot# 1672 , 1876 World Fair Centennial Lot# 1677 , 1948 Herbert Hoover position .S. Stock Certificate Signed Letter etter on 10x7” Herbert Large ”The Centennial International Hoover letterhead dated ovember , Exhibition of 187 , the first official 1948 to Mrs. C ocher in Auburn, CA asking for a contribution to Boys World’s air in the United States was held Club of America. Signed Herbert Hoover who was US President 19 9- in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 1933. Some toning. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 88317 10 to November 10, 1876 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing Lot# 1678 , 1865 Lincoln of the Declaration of Independence in and Grant Lithographs in Philadelphia.” from Wikipedia. Beautiful Frames Two large framed Certificate, o. 15 0. Engraved Printed lithographs prints of incoln at the Bureau, Engraving & Printing, Geo. B. McCarter, Chief of Bureau and Grant by Bingham & 177 , red raley, Treasurer. This is a large Certificate, in beautiful Dodd, Connecticut, printed condition and unused, with several vignettes. 1 vignette is of the signing from “oil colors, by Bingham of the Declaration of Independence. 1 vignette is of a Native American odd, Hartf.” overall sitting on a tree stump with his hands over is mouth in disbelief of the framed si e 0 x 4”, old changes of his land. Factories in the background and a windmill with glass. incoln print has a horse in the foreground. This is a beautiful certificate that should be water damage to print along framed displayed in any office. This is Auto Pen signed by Ino. Welsh, bottom printed margin, some foxing on shirt, otherwise colors sharp. President. 3” x 0”. Est. $140-200 HWAC# 59671 The Grant litho has foxing throughout, as seen in the photograph, as well as minor water damage at lower right of margin. The frames and mats are matching. When these pieces came to us, they were covered in nicotine, now completely removed. The Bingham Dodd lithos are of high quality, and dont show up often for sale. Est. $300-1000 HWAC# 56442 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 75
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana / Stock Certificates Lot# 2000 Gila River, Arizona 1882 Lot# 2006 Oakland, California 1879 Boston and Gila River Cattle Company I M Wentworth Boot and Shoe Stock # 3! 21 shares to Stephen Semy. Company Stock # 27 for 100 shares Signed by CD Jenkins and William to A Rammelsberg trustee. Signed by E Newcomb. Dateline Portland Maine Savory and president SH Penwell. Not 1882. Incorporated September 1882. Not cancelled. Vignette is of the factory in cancelled. Cattle vignette. Samuel Hobbs West Berkeley. Unique. Incorporated printer. Black on blue background. No February 19, 1878. Dateline San edge, corner, pin hole or discoloration Francisco 1879. Nicks on top border. Very nice! The Wentworth Boot issues! Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 88010 and Shoe Company was established in 1883 in Berkeley, then in 1885 moved to Oakland at the foot of 16th Street. Just two years later in 1887 Lot# 2001 Pima County, Arizona 1893 the plant was producing 600 pairs of boots and shoes daily. They also Santa Cruz Valley Water-Storage had a retail store at 1059 Washington Street, and another factory in San Company Stock # 24 for 162 shares o Francisco. was founded by Ira Martin Wentworth. Prag Collection Est. Edward Sutton Johnson. Signed by JM $100-160 HWAC# 86766 Ormsby and M Furman president. Fold upper right corner. Vertical folds. Very Lot# 2007 Salt Lake City, California nice! Santa Cruz Valley is in southern 1888 Salt Lake Glass Works: Extra Arizona just above the Mexican border. Rare Western Glass Company # 26 Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# for 10 shares to M H Walker. He was 88009 president of the Walker Brothers Bank in Salt Lake City. Signed by Thomas Taylor and John A Evans as president. Dateline Lot# 2002 , Arizona Arizona Bank, Salt Lake City 1888. Two hole punches Water and Mail Order Stocks 1) on left. Typed ‘Charter revoked 1810.’ Not cancelled. No edge or corner Phoenix Savings Bank & Trust. Number 6 or discoloration issues. When it opened it ran for 100 continuous days - very early!!! For 4 shares in 1911 to DH where it us ed over one million pounds of sand and other materials It is Chalmers. 2) Arizona Water Company a great success. [Morning Union Newspaper]Prag Collection Est. $100- $333.33 Gold Bond. Due in 1919. 3) 300 HWAC# 87902 Great Western Mail Order House number Lot# 2008 San Francisco, California 113 for 100 shares to OJ Jemison. Signed 1889 American Standard Company by Sherrer and Ross. 1909. The company was out of business by 1914. Est. $80-200 HWAC# 62242 Stock # 20 for 5 shares to Warren Mills. Signed by JM Bassett and president PD Lot# 2003 Centinela, California c1875 Mygruton(?). Dateline San Francisco Centinela Land Company of Los 1889. Incorporated August 7, 1889. Angeles Stock # 298 for 1 share to Not cancelled. Vignette of semi nude James K Ward. Signed by William H Brook and president FPF Temple. allegorical lady of justice. No printer. Dateline Los Angeles 187- (not completed). Incorporated November of Small edge wear. Very nice. Incorporated for the purpose of publishing 1874. Not cancelled. AJ Leary printer. Shares were $1,000 each. Reverse books, newspapers, periodicals ,etc. Prag Collection Est. $100-160 lists that the first $100 was paid, but nothing else. Today Centinela is HWAC# 86768 part of Inglewood. It was named for Centinela Springs which were a Lot# 2009 San Francisco, California 1866 valued source of local spring water for Rancho Aguaje de la Centinela. Tear upper right. Very nice. Prag Collection Est. $200-300 HWAC# 170 City Homestead Association # 16 for 1 share to HA Benjamin. Signed by WIlliam Gunn and A K Carpenter. Dateline San Lot# 2004 Los Angeles, California 1889 East Alhambra Land, Water and Francisco 1877. Incorporated January 1865. 25c Life Insurance revenue stamp. Improvement Company Stock # 27 for 1300 shares to Richard Garvey. Signed Shares $625 each. Not cancelled. Quaint by Russell as president and secretary (?). home vignette. Harrison Print. No edge, Dateline Los Angeles 1889. Incorporated corner of discoloration issues. Excellent. We were not able to pinpoint June 4, 1888. Beautiful home - a place the location of this area, but the San Francisco newspaper of 1865 and where anyoen would want to live. 1866 assure us it is a San Francisco development. Prag Collection Est. Shares re $50 each. Cancelled. Bottom stains. Otherwise very nice! Prag $120-250 HWAC# 86158 Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 88101 Lot# 2010 San Francisco, California 1873-1898 Lot# 2005 Napa, California c1870’s Napa Three 1800’s San Francisco stocks 1) Clayton and Sonoma Wine Company Stock Purveying Company. 1873. Number 56 for three shares. Located at Number 8 Mason Street, Certificates count 2 half sheet crisp corner Market. Ad on left is very interesting and u i stock certificates with two women and includes 16 items: Ham roasted in Champagne, leaves vignette. Circa 1872. No folds or perforations. Est. $180-300 HWAC# 61760 Philadelphia Scapple, Quail in July, transplanted oysters, crb sales, etc. 2) Mutual Mining and Investment company. 1898. #52 for 25 shares to Thomas W Church. 3) Mutual Gas and Electric Company. 1891. # 62 for 50 shares to FE Lutz. President LB Beachley. Incorporated October 1890. Overall condition of these stocks in very nice. Prag Collection Est. $120-250 HWAC# 86159 76 January 2019
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana / Stock Certificates Lot# 2011 San Francisco, California Lot# 2017 Denver, Colorado 1902 The 189- Treasure Seekers Association Continental Wireless Telephone & Number 5 for 2 shares to Mrs. R Fergson. Telegraph Company Stock Certificate Signed by MW Dunbar and Charles Inc. in South Dakota. No. 3515, issued for Montgomery. Dateline San Francisco 150 shares to Edward Malke on May 26, 189- (date not entered). No vignette. HS 1902. Signed by the company president Crocker Company printer. Not Cancelled. and secretary. Not cancelled. Ornate Pin holes, dog ear bottom left, nick left center. Nice. Who wouldn’t love brown border and floral logo. ne 10 this? Just think of the treasures that had not been discovered pre-1900. cent revenue stamp at left. Folds. 8.25” Prag Collection Est. $100-160 HWAC# 86767 x 10.5” (Prag Collection) Est. $80-200 HWAC# 34865 Lot# 2012 Stockton, California 1894 Stockton Athletic Association Stock: Lot# 2018 , Colorado 1895 Aspen NuUMBER 1 #NUMBER 1! For 1 share Mountain Tunnel and Drainage Stock to Charles f Hutchinson. Signed by Gus Rare. I/U #534 Geo Thatcher 1000 Grant and president John E (?). Endorsed shares.Signed by President Clark. Est. by Hutchinson on back. Dateline $100-150 HWAC# 79347 Stockton 1894. Incorporated June 28, 1894. Nice sporting vignette. Stockton Mail Print. Holes at left fold by stamp. Nick right top. Very nice! The focus of this association was on rowing as evidenced by early papers. Prag Collection Est. $100-160 HWAC# 86765 Lot# 2019 , Colorado 1913-1929 Rocky Lot# 2013 , California 1874 Mountain Grain & Commission Co. Consolidated Hidden Treasure Stock Certificates Plus ne ther C Company # 322 for 1 share to MR Stock Lot of 4. 1) Three issued stock Cheever trustee. Signed by Joseph Prouse and president MR CHeever. certificates for the Rocky Mountain Not cancelled. Sailing ship vignette. Bacon & Company printer. No Grain & Commission Company. Issued edge, corner, pin hole or discoloration issues. Excellent! This company 1922, 1926, and 1929. Beautiful eagle was formed to explore the Pacific Islands for treasure and to transact vignette on each stock with green seal. commercial business. Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 88107 No punches or perforations. One with glue stain edge. 2) One issued stock Lot# 2014 , California 1888-1896 Four certificate for the Ruble rendorf Northern Nevada Banking Stock Mercantile Company, 1913, which operated in Norwood, Colorado. Certificates 1) Citizens Bank datelined Beautiful eagle vignette no perfs. Est. $40-80 HWAC# 60011 Nevada City. # 500 for 1 53/100 share. 1888. Incorporated 1876. Cut cancelled. Lot# 2020 , Florida Florida Telephone 2) Bank of Commerce of San Francisco. Stock Certificates Bonds Lot of 1896. Number 19. 3) Citizens Bank 10. 1) General Telephone Company of of Los Angeles, Cal. Unissued. #240. Florida: nine bonds, $1,000-$20,000. Fabulous indoor bank vignette. 4) Bank Issued 1968-1984. Punch cancelled. 2) of San Jose. #167. Unissued. Prag Collection Est. $120-250 HWAC# Florida East Coast Industries, Inc. One 86160 stock certificate issued for 00 shares in 1985. Punch cancelled. Blue border with Lot# 2015 , California c1890 Six Non- allegorical and railroad vignette, tear on Mining California Stocks 1-2) The City right. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 60046 Store. 1893 and 1896. One cancelled. Dateline San Jose. One Number 18. 3) Argonaut Publishing. Dateline San Lot# 2021 Boise, Idaho Boise Land and Francisco, 188-. Comic polar bear Water Company Bond Rare $500 6% 20 year vignette.Unissued. 4) Central Land gold bond. Vignette of a train and waterway. Company. 18--. Dateline San Francisco. Signed by president Stewart. 17” x 14”. #25. Unissued. 5) Chino Odd Fellows Hall This is a beautiful oversized document with Association. Dateline Chino Unissued. 6) great detail in two vignettes suitable for Nadeau Townsite Company. #469. 188-. Dateline Los Angeles. Unissued. framing with two coupons remaining. Est. Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 86161 $80-200 HWAC# 52666 Lot# 2016 Arlington, Colorado 1888 The Pennsylvania Town Company Stock Certificate Arlington Springs Proprietors of Arlington Springs, Bent Lot# 2022 Cottonwood / Boise City, County, Colorado. Inc. in Colorado. No. Idaho 1895 Two Boise Stocks: Idaho 169, issued for 1 share to Oliver H. Perry, Packing and Building & Loan 1) Idaho president of the company, on March Packing and Milling. # 9 for 2 shares 15th, 1888. Not cancelled. Also signed to C St Dickey. Signed by WA Johns and by the secretary (Hunt). Maroon border and print. Colorado state seal president (?). Dateline 1895 Cottonwood. vignette. Printed by Chieftain Print. 6” x 10” Small tear on bottom edge. Eagle vignette. Gold seal. Green safety Light toning. (Prag Collection) Est. $70-150 HWAC# 34968 paper with green underprint. 2) Idaho Building and Loan. # 323 for 3 shares to Ivanhoe Lodge, Knights of Pythias. Signed by president Hays and secretary Charles A Clark. Bright gold seal. Dateline 1896 Boise City. Both have condition issues. Please see photo online. Prag Collection. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 88077 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 77
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana / Stock Certificates Lot# 2023 Hailey, Idaho 1889 Soda Lot# 2027 Helena, Montana 1876 Springs Land and Cattle Company Gorgeous 1876 $1,000 Territorial Stock Number 31 for 5 shares to Mr. Bond Territory of Montana $1,000 bond Ellery Camp. Signed by president William No. 68 issued July 1st, 1876. Signed by Hawks and treasurer HD Gillmore. G.F. Potts, Governor of the Territory Dateline 1889. Cattle head vignette. John and Auditor and Treasurer. Signatures A Lowell, Boston printer. Not cancelled. cut cancelled. Gorgeous design: ornate Cut close at left. No real edge, corner, border, green background with gilt, pinhole or discoloration issues. William two vignettes (placer mining and Edward Hawks was a prominent eastern locomotive). Gold underprint ‘$1,000.’ financial man. He invested heavily in western concerns. The Soda New North West Litho printer. Stamp Springs company was the first to make the run from Idaho to ew York paid. Nince coupons still attached. Printed by New North West Lith. with Idaho beef. Prag Collection Est. $130-200 HWAC# 87921 Agency. 10.5” x 15.5” Folds, light wear. Overall, very nice condition. Potts served as governor 1870-1883 and was a general for the Union in Lot# 2024 Kansas City, Missouri cearly the Civil War. Est. $200-400 HWAC# 87964 1900’s Stock Certs. Profit Sharing Certs. Grub-Stake Oil Assoc. Lot# 2028 , Montana 1895, 1898 Two Electric No.s 100, 10407, 97, 99, 98, all for Lighting Company Stocks 1) Boston and Great $20.00 signed by F. P. Cornish, President; Falls Electric Light and Power Company. # 481 Royal Oil & Mineral Co., No. 30 for 5000 for 100 shares to Mrs. Caroline Russell. Signed shares to J. K. Urnston, 1901, signed by by George L Nelson and president AS Bigelow. Milton Walsh, President; 2 stock certs, Hole punched ‘PAID.’ Cherub and steam train Blacklick & Conemaugh Petroleum & Mining Co. U/I; Fisher Oil Corp. of vignette. Franklin Bank Note Company. 2) Louisiana No. 3358, 100 shares to Ray M. Burkhart signed by A.S. Fisher, NUMBER 6 for the Capital Lighting Company of President. Est. $80-150 HWAC# 86825 Helena. Signed by WJ Broadshaw and president AK Prescott. Pen cancelled. Both in very nice Lot# 2025 St. Louis, Missouri 1880 condition. Prag Collection Est. $100-150 Medical Journal Association of the HWAC# 87953 ississippi alley Stock Certificate Issued to B. M. Hypes, M. D. Signed by A Lot# 2029 Carson City, Nevada 1873 Bond of Steele and (?). Dr. Hypes has purchased the State of Nevada No. 187 for $1000. Hole one share for $25.00. Rough condition, cancelled. Coupons 15-30 attached. Signed but a nice medical certificate for an by Nevada’s second Governor, ‘Longhorns’ important midwest doctor. Benjamin Bradley. Purple border and scrip. Also signed M. Hypes graduated from McKendree by Jerry Schooling and MM Hobart. Please see University in 1866. He later attended photograph for issues, but still one of early Rush Medical College in Chicago, continuing his medical studies at the Nevada’s nicest looking bonds. Vignette is a St. Louis Medical College, where he graduated in 1872. In 1890, he was nearly seven inch scenic view comprising ore one of the founders of the Marion Sims-Beaumont College of Medicine wagon drawn by horses, railroad train passing in St. Louis. This school was not long-lived, but its legacy lives on over bridge, factory belching smoke from today. By 1903, St. Louis University had been without a medical school multiple smokestacks, scout on horseback, since 1854. Its original medical school was founded in 1836, but was pair of Native Americans including woman separated from the university due to pressure from the anti-immigrant, breastfeeding infant, etc. Folds, hole cancels, but in excellent condition. anti-Catholic Know-Nothing political party in the 1850s. It was in 1903 Embossed state seal. (Prag Collection) Est. $200-300 HWAC# 86064 that the Marion Sims Beaumont College became a part of St. Louis University. Dr. Hypes, a St. Clair County native, can be considered one Lot# 2030 Carson of the founders of the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He City, Nevada remained on the faculty of school until his death in 1924. [St. Clair 1864 Bond of County Historical Society facebook page] Est. $60-120 HWAC# 60255 the Territory of Nevada - Signed by Lot# 2026 University City, Missouri Acting Governor 1902 Lewis Publishing Company Stock Orion Clemens Certificate with nusual ignettes Signed by acting Number 1885 for 5 shares to Thomas governor James Essex in 1902. Signed by WE Miller and W Nye. Clemens E(dward) G(ardner) Lewis president. was the secretarial Three vignettes. Middle shows the Secretary of the octagonal five story building. The other Territory. It is very two show their major publications: rare to see a signed “The Woman’s Magazine” and “Woman’s document where Farm Journal.” Reddish border. Major Clemens signs rips at folds. Condition issues, but as Acting Governor. Nye was away much of his time as Governor, so not seen very often. Edward Gardner Lewis (March 4, 1869 – August Clemens would take over those responsibilities. He brought his brother 10, 1950) was an American magazine publisher, land development with him to this wild, untamed land. Samuel Clemens would become promoter, and visionary political activist. He was the founder of two one of America’s most beloved writers as Mark Twain. Also signed planned communities that are now cities: University City, Missouri, auditor Perry G Childs. Number 16 for $500. Miner holding American and Atascadero, California. He created the American Woman’s League flag vignette. Printed by Britton Company. 13 x 15”. Tears. Stamp (1907), a benefits fund for women who sold maga ine subscriptions, as cancelled “Paid / Feb. 1 / 1866. Three holes on left side. One vertical well as the American Woman’s Republic (1911), a parallel organization and on horizontal fold. Also signed on back by John H Kinkead. Kinkead designed to help women prepare themselves for a future in which they would go on to become Nevada’s third Governor and Alaska’s Territorial would have the right to vote. He also founded the People’s University Governor from 1884 to 1885. Great early Nevada signature piece. Est. and its associated Art Academy in University City, as well as two daily $400-800 HWAC# 86062 newspapers and two banks. Est. $50-150 HWAC# 55040 78 January 2019
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana / Stock Certificates Lot# 2031 Eureka, Elko, Nevada Lot Lot# 2036 Galveston, Texas 1889 Texas Two Banking Stock Certificates ureka Star Flour ills Stock Certificate County Bank Stock Certificate, Issued in 1889, signed by president. to Prominent Reno Banker 1) Rare. Issued and cancelled. A vignette of a large I/C 1888 to Moritz Scheeline, a Reno building that has Texas Star Flour Mills banker. #16 20 shares. 5” x 10 “. Includes on the outside. Texas Star with seal on a history on the Eureka County Bank and bottom left, green border. Discoloration a biography of Reno banker Moritz Scheeline. 2) Unused First National on left side of cert. 8” x 11”. Number 18 Bank of Elko. 12--. Est. $50-75 HWAC# 99785 for 2 shares. Est. $50-90 HWAC# 52512 Lot# 2032 Reno, Nevada Bullion and Lot# 2037 Eureka, Utah 189- Tintic change Bank Certificate issued to Mercantile Company Stock Unissued J.B. Overton Issued to J. B.Overton 1899 certificate for the Tintic Mercantile # 57 for 9 shares, “one of the well-and Company of Eureka, Juab County. # favorably known citizens of Virginia City, 39. Dateline Eureka, Utah. Stem train who has been identified with the interests vignette. Kelly & Co., Salt Lake City of this place for the past thirty-one printer. Rip top center at fold. Top years. He was born in Alleghany county, edge has corner and handling issues. ew York, April 13, 18 4. In 1849 he joined the argonauts bound for Otherwise quite lceanand crisp. Est. California, making the trip around Cape Horn, his voyage being taken on $80-150 HWAC# 86715 the bark riffin from ew York to San rancisco. He reached the olden state safely and went immediately to the gold diggings at Weaverville, Lot# 2038 Lehi Precinct, made plenty of money, and in the free-hearted and free-handed manner Utah 1892 (1880) North of the time, spent it. but had become well enough established by 1853 Centre Ditch Company to start a store at Rich Bar, on the middle fork of the Feather river. He Datelined Lehi City in was very successful in this venture, and in 1866 built a sawmill in Onion 1892. Incorporated Valley. By 1868 he was looked upon with so much public esteem that June 14, 1880. # 102 he was elected county clerk of Plumas county, and filled that office for 25 4/5 shares for four years, returning then to San Francisco, where he lived three to Richard Thomas. years, doing a brokerage business with a partner. In 1871 he came to Signed by Alfred M Fox Virginia City to take charge of the construction of the Virginia City and and president William Gold Hill water works, and ever since has had charge of this company’s Sunderland. Beehive affairs.The water works system of this company is what is known as a vignette. Not cancelled. Nicks at fold edges and light discoloration. A gravity system, and crosses Washoe valley in three twelve-inch pipes. group of Mormon pioneers settled the area now known as Lehi in the The water is noted for its purity. The original company contained such fall of 1850 at a place called Dry Creek in the northernmost part of capitalists as Mackey, Fair and others, and the plant has never changed Utah Valley. There was little water to irrigate the rich soil, so it became hands, a rather remarkable circumstance.” from http://genealogytrails. necessary to divert a portion of American Fork Creek. Hence irrigation com. Signed by Richard Kirman, future governor of Nevada. Est. $80- or ditch companies were formed. Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 150 HWAC# 52670 86758 Lot# 2033 Virginia City, Nevada 1869 Lot# 2039 Mont Pleasant, Utah 1895 Bond of the County of Storey Bond Mount Pleasant Commercial & # 74 for $1000. $1 adhesive ‘Foreign Savings Bank Stock # 32 for 5 shares to Exchange’ revenue stamp. Bond stamped PW Madsen. Signed by Ferdinand Erickson and H S Nielsen president. PAID by the Treasury of Storey County. Dateline 1893 Mount Pleasant. Incorporated 1892. Excellent condition. Signed by County Commission President Bright gold Seal. Not cancelled. Fancy scroll title bar. Kelly & Co. printer. D.W. Balch and commission board clerk Prag Collection Est. $50-100 HWAC# 88048 George Dana. Nice vignette of mining, train, Native Americans, ore wagon, etc. Lot# 2040 Ogden, Utah 1892 Ogden Gold Seal. Folds some light discoloration. Equitable Co-operative Association No coupons. Very nice looking! Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# Stock # 8 for 50 shares to AH Cannon. 86063 Signed by Scott Anderson and president Boomer White. Dateline Ogen Lot# 2034 Virginia City, Nevada 1897 1892. Incorporated 1890. Gold Seal. Not Cancelled. Some discoloration especially upper left. Nice. Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 88037 Early Gould and Curry Stock Issued 1 8 to Rehfisch Co 1897, 100 Lot# 2041 Park City, shares. Signed by President Fisher. In Utah 1898 J. C. Weeter Pass-co fine holder. Est. $150-300 Lumber Company HWAC# 79310 Stock # 14 for 5 1/3 Lot# 2035 , ew York International shares to Fred L Parker. ercantile aritime Co. Titanic Signed by HB Weeter and New York Central Railroad Bond and JC Weeter. Dateline Park City 1898. Shares Lot of 2. Both are nicely framed $125 each. Handwritten and matted. 1) Stock certificate for ‘Seal’ Salt Lake Litho the International Mercantile Marine printer. Pen cancelled. Company. Issued for 10 shares in 1902. Discoloration left side. This company owned subsidiaries Est. $80-150 HWAC# including the White Star Line, which owned the infamous RMS Titanic. 86720 The company was founded by JP Morgan as his attempt to monopolize the shipping trade. ) $1,000 bond for the ew York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company. Issued in 1935, punch cancelled. Green border with two vignettes. Printed by ABN. Est. $70-100 HWAC# 76648 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 79
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana / Stock Certificates Lot# 2042 Salt Lake City, Utah 1890’s Lot# 2047 , Utah 1880-1896 Remainder Four Salt Lake City Banking Stocks of tah Stock Certificates Lot of eight. 1) Bank of Commerce. # 90 for 20 1) Grand Hotel. Issued to J. R. Walker shares to NJ Chresman(?). Signed by Jr. Son of Joseph Robinson Walker the president Boyd Park and secretary (?). banker and merchant. Portrait vignette Not cancelled. Large excellent gold seal. of (?). Signed by president J Little and Dateline Salt Lake City 1895. 2) Deseret secretary Nettie L Reinssimas. 1896.2) National Bank. # 1074 for 5 shares to JC Weeter Lumber Company NUMBER !. W ames. Signed by cashier Young and to FL Parker. Park City. Signed by Weeter as president and HB weeter president (?). Dateline Salt Lake city, secretary. 3) Wasatch Marble Company of Utah. 1880. # 109 for 2000 1893. Two red 5c document stamps. shares to Cornelius H Springer. Signed by John S Barnes as president Eagle & Beehive vignette. Salt Lake Litho and L Davis. 4) Utah Ozokerite Mineral Wax Development Company. # printer. 3) Plymouth Rock Building, Loan 89 to Miss CM Post. Signed by George W Crocker and president John & Savings Association. # 26-B for 7 shares. (?). Location Utah Territory. 1881. 5) Salt Lake Valley Loan and Trust. # Signed by president H RIng and secretary 324 for 50 shares to Anna M Lowe. Signed by president Salisbury and Hunter. Gold seal with Plymouth Rock secretary (?). 1895. 6) Unissued Rosco Stock Company. With vignette of vignette inside. Awesome! Says Ogden. a steer with ‘FL’ on it. # 80. 189- . 7) Ogden Furnace and Manufacturing 4) Security Trust and Investment Company $100 bond. # 1209 to CJ Company. Unissued. 189-. 8) Wasatka Mineral Springs. # 58 for 850 Thorpe. Stocks are in good to excellent condition. Prag Collection. Est. shares to LH Farnsworth. Signed by DA Shiley and president John Schiff. $240-400 HWAC# 86721 Gold seal in excellent condition. 1895 Est. $200-400 HWAC# 86722 Lot# 2043 Salt Lake City, Utah 1890 Lot# 2048 , Utah c1890 Seven Salt Gurney Cab and Delivery Company ake City atelined Stock Certificates Western Cement, Utah Colonization of Salt Lake City Stock Fabulous & Improvement Company, Salt Lake certificate. Underprint horse drawn Mill and Elevator, Pioneer Library, WL wagon. Stockholder WS McCormick, Pickard, Utah & Salt Lake Canal, Salt Utah banker and mining investor. Early Lake Soap. Lyman ran a newspaper, WS number 5 for 100 shares. Organized McCormick was a banker and president under the laws of the Territory of Utah. Signed by VM Silva and Moylan of Utah Copper, etc. Underprint Native American. Nice to Very nice C Fox. Printer Tribue Print. Dateline Salt Lake City December 31, 1890. condition. Prag Collectionq Est. $340-600 HWAC# 86718 Pristine condition! Est. $100-200 HWAC# 86719 Lot# 2044 Springville, Utah 1892 Lot# 2049 , Utah 1890’s Three Water and Irrigation Stocks All with early NUMBERED Two Spring ille Stock Certificates 1) certificates. 1) Although only in fair condition, Springville Creamery. # 37 for 10 shares perhaps the most intriguing. Dry Creek Reservoir to HM Dougall. Signed by LD Dealand president LD Crandell. Cattle and Irrigation Company. NUMBER 2 for 45 shares vignette. Salt Lake Litho printer. 2) Unissued Springville Co-operative to PP Sorenson. Signed by WIlliam Fairbourn Mercantile Institution. Dateline Springville City. Farming vignette. News Print printer. 187-. ‘Utah Territory’ printed on cert. Est. $10080- and president DO Rideout Jr. Hay stack vignette. 200 HWAC# 86716 Merchant Printing Company. Dateline Draper, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory. 1891. Notes on Lot# 2045 , Utah 1890 Diamond, Kyune reverse on selling and dividing property. Heavy and Castle Stone Company Stock wear. Please see photo online. 2) Nice condition. Gold Belt Water Company. NUMBER 15 for 1,500 # 33 for 2000 shares to MH Walker. shares top Mrs. HS McCormick. Dateline Salt Signed by Guy Willis and president WH Lake City 1896. No vignette. Salt Lake lithographers printer. 3) Goshon Remmington. Dateline Salt Lake City Irrigation and Canal Company. NUMBER 10 for 1 share to Thomas 1890. Incorporated April 30, 1889. Blue Dodds. Signed by John B Johnson and president William H Page. Dateline on white with gold lettering. Typed at 1891. Beehive vignette. No printer. Discoloration. Good condition. Prag top, “Charter Revoked 1914.” Reverse has 1st assessment paid. Two large hole punches. Otherwise no edge, corner of discoloration issues. Collection Est. $220-300 HWAC# 86717 The company immediately put 35 men to work after incorporation. The Lot# 2050 Vancouver, Washington Kyune Quarry was near Pleasant Valley Junction. The Diamond quarries Columbia Transportation Company near Thistle. In 1890 they increased their potential by buying the old Stock Certificate, ashington Young uarry up Parley’s canyon. newspapers.com Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 86759 Territory, 1863 Very rare. No. 3270, issued April 7th, 1863 to Asby P. Minear Lot# 2046 , Utah 1889 Mountain for one share of stock. Signed by the Summer Resort Company Stock secretary, Joseph Hetcher. Not cancelled. Attractive certificate with blue and Incorporated in October of 1889. Object red prints, and paddle steamer plus to lay out streets, parks, plant trees, locomotive vignettes. Not cancelled. Printed by Farmer Print, 97 Front erect and sell cottages, etc. on land lying St., Portland. Spindle holes in both upper corners. 5.25 x 8.25” Inc. in in the Mountain Dell precinct east of Salt 1862. Meant to be the main competition to the Oregon Steam Navigation Lake City). Original shareholders were Company. Ran steamboats on the upper and lower Columbia River but Leonard G Hardy, Joseph S RIchards and John Sharp Jr., all with ten were eventually incorporated into a larger steamboat monopoly. A shares. NUMBER 3 for 10 shares to John Sharp Jr. Signed by secretary beautiful locomotive imprint seal in lower left hand corner. Est. $250- CB Felt and president Joseph S Richards. Dateline Salt Lake City 1889. 500 HWAC# 60115 Stag vignette. Purple on white. Not cancelled. No corner, edge or discoloration issues. Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 86760 80 January 2019
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana / Stock Certificates Lot# 2051 Laramie, Lot# 2054 Wyoming Cattle: Cheyenne, Wyoming 1887 Wyoming 1886 Union Cattle Company Bond Wyoming Loan and $1,000 bond dated 1886 from the Union Cattle Trust Company Stock Company incorporated in Wyoming Territory. - NUMBER 1 First Coupons 3-20 still attached. Vignette of a bull stock certificate issued. and nice bright gold seal. Signed by Thomas To Robert Marsh, Sturgis president and FK Sturgis treasurer. president. For 250 Signed by famous Wyoming cattle entrepreneur shares (No’s 1 to 250). Thomas Sturgis as president. He was secretary Signed by secretary of the Laramie County Stock Association three RInson and Marsch. years after it was organized and served for Incorporated in 1887. eleven years he was one of the most influential Pen cancelled. Black on light blue. Wyoming seal vignette. Collier & men in this area’s cattle business. In 1883 Sturgis Cleveland printer. No edge, corner or discoloration issues. Excellent submitted a proposal for the disposition of mavericks. He assumed that condition. Robert Marsh was born in England around 1850 and came any man ran his own head of cattle, other than the big land owners, had to Laramie in 1868 to work as a timekeeper for the UPRR. As Marsh’s no possibility of ownership and must be a cattle rustler. This train of business interests prospered, he left the railroad, became the manager thought lead directly to the Wyoming Range Wards. The Johnson County of the Pacific Market, dabbled in ranching. Marsh and his partner rank War, also known as the War on Powder River and the Wyoming Range Cooper became well known through their enterprises which included a War, was a range conflict that took place in ohnson County, Wyoming market, ranches, and a slaughterhouse. Prag Collection Est. $150-300 from 1889 to 1893. The conflict began when cattle companies started HWAC# 87923 ruthlessly persecuting alleged rustlers in the area, many of whom were innocent settlers that competed with them for land, livestock and water Lot# 2052 Wyoming rights. As tensions swelled between the large established ranchers and Cattle: Campbell County, the smaller settlers in the state, violence finally culminated in Powder Wyoming 1889 Four Jay River Country, when the ranchers hired armed gunmen to invade the Cattle Company county. The gunmen’s initial incursion in the territory aroused the small Stock UCKY UMBER farmers and ranchers, as well as the state lawmen, and they formed 13 for 98 shares to a posse of 200 men that led to a grueling stand-off. The siege ended Frederick Jones. Signed when the United States Cavalry on the orders of President Benjamin by RF Glover(?) and FE Harrison relieved the two forces, although further fighting persisted in Addoms as president. the following months. Prag Collection Est. $130-250 HWAC# 87920 Dateline 1889. Not Lot# 2055 Wyoming cancelled. Vignette of Cattle: Johnson County, a cowboy lassoing a 4J Wyoming 1886 Dowlin steer. Other cattle on and Rush Cattle runing away. ‘4J’ brand Company Stock inside red seal. Printed by John Morris of Chicago. No edge, corner, # 90 to JW Gibbons or pinhole or discoloration issues. Excellent. The 4J ranch was most noted 10 shares. Signed by for the dashingly handsome “Mexican” John Marroquin . He’d come to Bower and president Wyoming with a trail herd in 1877 and worked for future Wyoming John Dowlin. Dateline governor John Kendrick on the famed OW before starting with F.E. 1886. Incorporated in Addoms and R.F. Glover’s Four Jay Cattle Company in 1884. They had 1884. Cattle with the the cowboy that Kendrick called “the best roper on the range.” That Dowlin Rush brand would be Wyoming Hall of Fame cowboy Mexican John. By 1893, the 4J vignette. National employed more than 100 men and ran cattle and sheep over 250 square Bureau of Engraving miles from the Black Hills to the Big Horns. By 1906, the 4J Ranch was of Philadelphia printer. Small pin holes on folds. Fold nicks at edges. running 30,000 cattle and 33,000 sheep. It shipped 120 railroad cars Dog ears. Overall quite nice. Large note on back from the executor of full of cattle every two weeks. [Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame online] Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 87928 the JW Gibbons estate to layer John R Rush to dispose of said stock. 1896. JR Rush and John Dowlin were both members of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association. It was this organization that was directly Lot# 2053 Wyoming involved with the Johnson County Wars. The Johnson County War, also Cattle: Cheyenne, Wyoming 1888 Central known as the War on Powder River and the Wyoming Range War, was Canal and Land a range conflict that took place in ohnson County, Wyoming from 1889 to 1893. The conflict began when cattle companies started ruthlessly Company Stock Number persecuting alleged rustlers in the area, many of whom were innocent 17 (early) for 1 share to settlers that competed with them for land, livestock and water rights. Christopher W Moore. As tensions swelled between the large established ranchers and the Signed by WW Corbett smaller settlers in the state, violence finally culminated in Powder River and J Nagle. Large Country, when the ranchers hired armed gunmen to invade the county. cattle ranching scene The gunmen’s initial incursion in the territory aroused the small vignette. A. Gast Bank farmers and ranchers, as well as the state lawmen, and they formed Note printer, St. Louis. a posse of 200 men that led to a grueling stand-off. The siege ended Dateline Cheyenne 1888. when the United States Cavalry on the orders of President Benjamin Cancelled with hole Harrison relieved the two forces, although further fighting persisted in punch. Border issues (folds, nicks). Stock is excellent. Prag Collection the following months. Prag Collection Est. $200-400 HWAC# 87927 Est. $130-200 HWAC# 87925 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 81
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana / Stock Certificates Lot# 2056 Wyoming Lot# 2058 , 13 Misc stocks & 1 gold Cattle: Johnson bond 13 Misc. stock certificates and 1 County, Wyoming gold bond: 1) Unissued Berrybury Land 188- Searight Cattle Co stock cert. # 45. Raised company gold seal. 2) 20 shares of Mines Company Unissued # Operating Corp, cert. #41 dated Nov 19, 1936 issued to S. Hester Fenton 463 in 188-. Location signed Geo J.J. Clark, pres., C. Leroy Seaver, Asst. Treas. brown raised Johnson County. co. seal. printed: GOES M 10 5, George J. Morse Co., Boston. Assign by Western Bank Note rep. of estate of Hester Fenton. 3) 2 shares of Mines Operating Corp. printer. Three cert. #44 dated Nov 19, 1936. green raised co seal. printed: GOES M vignettes including 10 5, George J. Morse Co., Boston. Assign by rep. of estate of Hester cattle branded YM Fenton. 4) 500 Palmer Mountain Tunnel Co., cert # 479 issued to Henry and two gentlemen E. Worcester on Feb. 10, 1909. Printed: John A. Lowell Bank Note Co., discussing them Boston No 9. 5) 160 shares of Penn. Lumber and Mineral Co., LMT, cert (cattle rustling?). The 11 issued to . S. ones on April 3, 1908, signed . . Yarington r. Sec., Johnson County War, also known as the War on Powder River and the J. Ed. Miller, pres. Grey company seal. 6) 1 share of Southern Land & Wyoming Range War, was a range conflict that took place in ohnson Investment Co, Cert. # 1 issued to Silas W. Fugurson on March 30, 1910, County, Wyoming from 1889 to 1893. The conflict began when cattle signed A. L. Henry, secy and A. M. Moses, pres. Raised golf co. seal. companies started ruthlessly persecuting alleged rustlers in the area, Assigned on March 30, 1910. 7) 50 shares of Bohn Aluminum & Brass many of whom were innocent settlers that competed with them for Corp, cert. Y0 558 issued to ackson Bros. Boesel Co. dated ec land, livestock and water rights. As tensions swelled between the large 10, 1929 signed by Chas. B Bohn, pres. S. D. Deully, secy 8) 100 shares established ranchers and the smaller settlers in the state, violence of Bohn Aluminum Brass Corp, cert. Y 733 issued to Bamberger finally culminated in Powder River Country, when the ranchers hired Bros dated May 20, 1930, signed Chas B. Bohn, pres, S.D. Deully, secy. armed gunmen to invade the county. The gunmen’s initial incursion Raised brass comp seal. Printed: Columbian Bank Note Co. 9) 20 in the territory aroused the small farmers and ranchers, as well as the shares Lily Dale Assembly, cert. # 614 issued to John Slater dated Aug. 1, state lawmen, and they formed a posse of 200 men that led to a grueling 1918. Signed Arina L. Paine, secy and Abraham Rasmun, pres. Raised stand-off. The siege ended when the United States Cavalry on the orders yellow company seal.10) 5 shares of Central Foundry Co. cert. # NC/O of President Benjamin Harrison relieved the two forces, although 3287 issued to David S. Grim on October 20, 1936. Raised bronze co further fighting persisted in the following months. The Searight Ranch seal. Printed? Columbian Bank Note Co. 11) 10 shares Pittsburgh Tin was certainly part of this mythic wild west story. And its part in the Plate and Steel Corp, cert # 1531 issued W. H. Wacksmith issued on Jan story was a prelude to the Johnson County War. It revolves around 26, 1920 signed by Parker, asst, treas and Sayne, pres. Printed: Jas H. Clabe H. Young. In 1883, as he traveled in chains back to his home state Matthews & Co., Pittsburgh, PA GOES 71. 12) 40 shares of Josie Milling to face a murder charge, he sometimes talked and sometimes wept. Co. cert. # 3 issued to M. Ebeltoff on Apr 12, 1906. Raised green co. seal. He told the detective who had captured him a great deal about cattle Inc in Y. Printed: Harold . Birdsallie Spruce, Y. Signed eorge H. stealing in central Wyoming Territory. All the cowboys were doing it, Koch, asst treas and Fred C. Cochen, pres. 13) Weston Dodson & Co Inc. Clabe said, and many stole because their bosses told them to do so. Est. name changed Nov, 1952 to Silver Brook Coal Co. Cert. # CA 87. Final $100-200 HWAC# 87929 liquidating Distribution No. 9 dated May 15, 1962, signed C Dodson, Printed E && Wright Bank No Co., Phila. 1) Gold Bond 6% principla due Jan 1, 1919 for American Reclamation Co., Inc. 10 coupons attached. Lot# 2057 Wyoming Raised pink co seal. Printed: The Broun- reen Co, 48 ohn St. Y. Est. Cattle: Rawlins, $100-200 HWAC# 87212 Wyoming 1885 White River Land Lot# 2059 , 1884 Baxter Electric Light and Cattle Company Company Stock Certificate Baxter Stock #NUMBER Electric Light Company. Number 372 for 1 for 10 shares to 100 shares to Henry Altman(?). Signed Arthur D Johnson. by secretary Altman and EH (? 1884. Signed by Walter Printed by Wm. H. Trafton’s Sons. Great Dendy and AH Graphics! Rare! Baxter was involved Johnson president. in a major episode in 1888. “Electric Dateline Rawlins, Lighting From America comes the report Wyoming 1885. that about three weeks ago the wires Issued during the prelude to the Wyoming Range Wars. Cattle with the of the Baxter Electric Light Company were crossed by the wires of brand of upside down ‘T’ and right side up ‘T.’ Journal Job Print of Rawlins the New Jersey Telephone and Telegraph Company in Jersey City and printer. Faded over time. Some discoloration. Dog ears and heavy folds. part of the city thrown into darkness for several hours. The diverting Overall very good. “The principal industry on the White river is stock of the powerful current from the Baxter wires to the telephone system raising. Stockmen have hertofore met with considerable success in that destroyed several instruments. The Baxter Light Company say that the branch of business. The only danger to they business now is a tendency crossing was the result of malicious mischief the wires being found to overstock the range. Among the prominent cattlemen interested in tied together with an old woollen scarf. Experts say that the fault was stock in the neighborhood of Meeker are Gregory & Fleming, White caused by the sagging of the Baxter wires as the insulator is burned off River Land and Cattle company, Latham & Richards, Loring & Co., in several places.” [The Electric Review, Volume 12, p95] Est. $100- Brasher Co., iblock Bros., Bloomfield Keller, Edger Bros., Attex 200 HWAC# 60934 & Bergli, Duncan Blair, Ed Bellow, W.H. Miller, etc.” [“The White River Country” by the Meeker Herald, 1885] Prag Collection Est. $200-400 Lot# 2060 , Ocean Floating Safe HWAC# 87926 Co Two stock certificates for cean Floating Safe Company issued to Camillo Gherlone 1922. 1) 5 shares, Cert. # 4134 2) 5 shares, Cert. #9133 with raided red company seal Company started between sinking of Lusitania during WWI in 1920 and sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Safe made to float even when ship sank. Prag Collection Est. $150-250 HWAC# 86571 82 January 2019
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana Lot# 2061 , 1887 Pennock Battery Lot# 2066 , Alaska Alaska Klondike Electric Light Company Stock Gold Rush Ephemera Lot of 3. 1) Best is Certificate The Pennock Battery Electric unmounted bird’s-eye view photograph Light Company. Number 99 for 100 of awson, Yukon Territory. “ ooking shares to HW Jenkins. 1887. Signed by Down from Midnight Dome.” By Larrs Bernard Laud(?) and Walter Flemming. & Ducloy (?). 6.25 x 8.5” Large creases. Specifically made for furnishing electric Nice contrast. c.1898. 2) Unused lights between passenger cars. The humorous illustrated lettersheet, “The statue of Liberty vignette is center to the Sourdough Roadhouse,” Nome, 1930s. stock. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 60933 Printed by the ome aily ugget ffice. Vignettes of prospectors and Eskimos. Lot# 2062 , Sealshipt Oyster System House rules printed on the left and not to be overlooked. Folds. 3) Two stock certificates for Sealshipt Manuscript document from Killisnoo, Alaska, 1905 to a savings bank Oyster System. 1) 100 shares, cert. in San Francisco. Signed by James G. Blaine. 7.25 x 7.75” Folds, some #B273 dated Nov. 11, 1913 issued to Edward M. O’Brien, signed and separation. Est. $120-300 HWAC# 60184 countersigned. Raised company seal. 2) 50 shares, cert. #105 dated April 27, 1911 issued to Hornblower & Weeks, signed and countersigned. Lot# 2067 , Alaska Harpoon Seal Co. Raised company seal. Sealshipt in oyster business in the early 1900’s. Stock, 1913 The Harpoon Seal Co., By 1910 incorporated and buying up oyster beds along eastern coast of issued 1913 to Hildreth Frost for 40 US. Processing plant at main location in South orwalk, CT. Had fleet of shares, green, signed by James Hessell as president. i/uc. Incorp in boats. Developed and patented container. Sold stock and bought oyster Colorado, Prag Collection. Est. $200-300 HWAC# 88859 beds in Maryland, Connecticut, ew York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Sealshipt Oyster company went into receivership in 1913 and Lot# 2068 Casa Grande, Arizona Casa closed before end of year. Printed: American Bank ote Co. ew York Grande, AZ Postcards and Ephemera Boston. Prag collection. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 86573 4 postcards including RPC of street scene, 2 1921 postal covers, US Dept Lot# 2063 , 1891 Stock Certs. (4) 3 of the Interior Casa Grande National Stock Certs Virginia Land Company, Monument 1941 and early 1960’s Common No 1023 for 10 shares, signed pamphlets, Chamber of Commerce by J. R. Doran(?) President; Jasper Pecan pictorial pamphlet Est. $60-100 HWAC# Farms, Inc., No. 19, unissued; 2 Lennen & 61819 Newell, Inc. No. A153, A135 Est. $50-80 HWAC# 86829 Lot# 2069 Cochise County, Arizona Arizona Fort Photo Archive near Tombstone, c 1885 Wonderful archive Lot# 2064 , 1924 Vanderbilt of six original cabinet cards of outside Newspapers Inc. Stock Cornelius views accompanied by 5 portrait views, Vanderbilt IV (signed his name Jr.) was a two of which are identified ly photos of newspaper publisher, journalist, author the same soldier in uniform. The third and military officer. He was an outcast photo is a Baker & Johnston photo, whom Mautz notes as “traveling in Wyoming 1870’s-80’s”. The fort cabinet of high society who was disinherited cards are accompanied by two desert camp scenes, one of a significant by his parents when he became a tent camp. one are identified. The fort photos are also unidentified, newspaper publisher. He desired to live but would certainly appear to be one of the forts close to Tombstone, a “normal” life but was burdened by either Ft. Huachuca or Ft. Bowie. We were unable to ascertain which, large debt and could not maintain the since the available photo archive on line is inadequate. This group is lifestyle associated with his family’s social position. Here is Vanderbilt’s Newspaper company. # 1152 ro 1 share to Alice E Barclay. Signed by important, and an advanced Arizona historian will be able to identify EB McLaughlin and president Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. (hand signed). this group with certainty. Est. $1000-3000 HWAC# 85778 Vanderbilt Jr. had lose connections to Nevada. He wrote “Reno” in 1929 Lot# 2070 Globe, Arizona Globe/ whcih was the source material for the 1939 film Reno. He passed away nspiration, A Postal Co ers in Reno in 1974. Folds. Very Nice. Perhaps Vanderbilt’s most legacy count 12 postal covers from Globe/ is the documentary “Hitler’s Reign of Terror, 1934. Here he portrays Inspiration, AZ 1883-1941. ED Gardner, Hitler as a combination politician Huey Long, preacher Billy Sunday Hon. TJ MARKS, DE Reinhardt. Est. $70- and gangster Al Capone. The erman embassy objected to the film 120 HWAC# 61812 and it was banned in ew York and Illinois. ne reviewer scoffed at Vanderbilt’s prediction that Hitler would eventually pose a threat to world peace. The film was thought lost until a single copy was found in Belgium and it was screened at the Museum of Modern Art in ew York in 2013. Prag Collection Est. $100-200 HWAC# 83274 Lot# 2071 Kingman, Arizona 1889 Article from Mohave County Miner Article from Lot# 2065 , 1886 Wallace Electric Kingman AZ, Mohave County Miner, mostly Telephone Manufacturing Company advertisements & articles dated May 11, 1889. Stock Certificate Number 146 for 100 17” x 13.5”. Est. $30-80 HWAC# 64210 shares to Arthur Hunter. 1886. Signed by Gustave Frank and CL Cammann. This was an early entry into the telephone market by a small company. Up to this point telephones had not been very reliable and businessmen could be found who disputed the usefulness of them! Indeed! Est. $100-200 HWAC# 60935 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 83
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana Lot# 2072 Kingman, Arizona Kingman Lot# 2079 , Arizona Ajo, AZ Ephmera 1910 Calendar Kingman Meat Market, Group 9 postcards including RPC’s, I.M. George, proprietor, calendar, 1910. 5 postal covers including 3 1930 Ajo about 15 x 15”, starts at March (not a Airport of Entry airmails and a First printers sample). stains and wear. Est. Flight,. 8 WJ Davies cardboard dairy $100-150 HWAC# 88740 bottle tops. Post cards depict 1960’s Arizona landscape-sand. Est. $70-120 HWAC# 61822 Lot# 2080 , Arizona David K Udall Signed letter David K Udall was a superior court judge in Maricopa County, letter dated Sept. 28, 1909 Lot# 2073 Petrified orest, Ari ona ordering Levi Strauss overalls, rice and 10 lbs. of 1930-1950’s Petrified Forest lard.Creases and small tear. Est. $80-200 HWAC# Postcards and Booklets 3 Petrified 59730 Forest and Painted Desert postcard booklets. 6 park booklets. National Park Service vintage hand out map. Est. $80- 150 HWAC# 61766 Lot# 2074 Tombstone, Arizona 1886 Lot# 2081 Aeolia Heights, California Cochise County Bank Mexican Silver Real Photo Postcards Lot of seven unused real photo post cards from eposit Slips count Three 1886 the area above East Auburn: Birdsall Home; Birdsall Olive orchard; deposits slips for Mexican Silver, silver Spaulding residence from Depot; Olive orchards; colorized orchard deposits. One has light stain, one heavily view; Near Auburn; Aeolia, Auburn, CA. Est. $120-240 HWAC# 88268 stained. Est. $80-150 HWAC# 61808 Lot# 2082 Auburn, California 1892 Citrus Fair & Marketing Papers Signed Visitors Register and Broadside Lot# 2075 Tombstone/Tucson, Arizona Visitors Register from 1st State Citrus Fair, Auburn, Cal. Jan 11-16 1892. Territorial Ephemera Lot of three Signatures of General Supt. Mrs. William pieces. Check signed by E. B. Gage, B. Geitar(?); Fred C. Miles, of Pengryn, December, 1878 payable to T. L. Stiles. Chrm. Advisory Committee. Northern Postal Card from Tucson to Tombstone, Citrus Journal (1892, , included) pp 38 1887, Consolidated Bank of Tucson, to of signatures, 8” x 10.5”. Has condition Jacobs Cash. Letter from Pima County Bank, 1882, B. M. Jacobs, Cashier. Est. issues with spine.Please inspect. Also scarlett broadside from 5th $80-100 HWAC# 85742 annual Fruit Growers Convention Oct 6 and 7, 14x11” Est. $300-500 HWAC# 78359 Lot# 2076 Tucson, Arizona early 1900’s Lot# 2083 Auburn, California 1936 Promotional Pamphlets Tourism “Placer County” Sheet Music The Guides Fun lot of informational fficial Song of the Auburn old Rush pamphlets from Tucson Chamber of Revival and the Roseville Fourth of Commerce, Panorama map of Tucson July Celebration. Words and Music by 1937-38 featuring Old Fort Lowell on u etta riffitts Swett. Bright blue and front; the Tucson Little Theater Program gold cover with a map of Placer County. of The Man Who Came to Dinner; & much Est. $80-100 HWAC# 88244 more. Est. $160-400 HWAC# 61273 Lot# 2084 Auburn, California American Lot# 2077 Willcox, Arizona 1912- 1930’s Willcox, AZ Postcards and River Real Photo Post Cards Lot of fourteen: North Fork Dam at Auburn, Ephemera 1 Willcox cancel postal cover postmarked 1909; American River Auburn Cal.; Wire Bridge, Placer 1934. 5 Willcox cancelled postcards- County Wire Bridge Auburn eorgetown South Yuba itch Auburn Main St. Haskell Ave., comical “spilt near Auburn; Auburn Welcome Back sign; young man overlooking the milk”, eap Year 191 . Cattle Capital of railroad tracks. Est. $150-200 HWAC# 88260 the Nation folding map with photos. 1910 balance sheet from Willcox Bank and Trust-2 small backing tapes and 2 -1910 stapled checks. Est. Lot# 2085 Auburn, California Auburn $50-100 HWAC# 61773 Letters Lot of three: 1907 handwritten Lot# 2078 , Arizona 1897 1897 letter from the Freeman Hotel to Arizona Territory Lawsuit Documents a gentleman in oldfield, evada 1904 letter concerning Knights of the William Hagan v. KR Owens, WJ Fyffe McCabbees; 1902 letter from the Conroy and WF Ogden. Suit is for indebtedness Hotel. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 88242 of $1057.53 for unpaid wares. Filed in Arizona territory. Est. $40-100 HWAC# 61732 Lot# 2086 Auburn, California c1895- 1905 Auburn, CA Business Cards 12 Auburn, CA business cards including 6 Lukens family cards, Lukens later became the Auburn Indian Motorcycle dealers. Est. $180-250 HWAC# 883307 84 January 2019
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana Lot# 2087 Auburn, California Bird’s Lot# 2095 Boca, California 1901 Rare Boca Eye Real Photo Post Cards Lot of three Hotel Letterhead Pencil written letter from C. real photo post cards of East Auburn, the S. Smith dated July 22, 1901. Letterhead from Depot at East Auburn, and a horse and buggy street scene. Est. $100- Boca Hotel “Headquarters for Families and 200 HWAC# 88261 overs of hunting and fishing, W. . Mc onald, manager.” Not seen by FH in 40 years. Est. Lot# 2088 Auburn, California 1905-1912 Diary $150-250 HWAC# 88221 of a Photography Trip Written in a John Deere Equipment Company 1900 farmers Pocket Companion. A photographer’s diary of a road trip around Northern California making picture postcards in the early 20th century. The Deere publication has useful almanac information Lot# 2096 Bodie, California 1878 Bodie for farmers and the diary is recorded on Bank ‘Charge’ Receipts. Ten ‘Charge’ “Memoranda” pages. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 88200 receipts from the Bodie Bank in Bodie, California. All list the name of the person and his balance after the charge. Also one J. S. Cain Company postal Lot# 2089 Auburn, California Freeman acknowledgement card. 1907. (Potter Hotel Photos and Envelopes Lot of Collection) Est. $50-150 HWAC# 60270 three real photo postcards and five advertising envelopes from the Freeman Lot# 2097 Bodie, California 1930-1928 Hotel in East Auburn, opposite the J. S. Cain Business Correspondance Lot railroad depot. One card shows the of 24. Mostly addressed to J. S. Can. A few Auburn-Sacramento Stage Line circa from his with his signature (although it 1920s. They advertise the “Best Tennis is a carbon copy). “I wanted sulphuric Court in Northern California Free to All.” acid for burning the Sine Precipitate, Est. $90-120 HWAC# 88252 “The big lumber hotel in Aurora is of sale”, “Yesterday Mr. Cain called upon Lot# 2090 Auburn, California 1900 us at Reno, to learn whether or not it Picturesque Auburn, Souvenir Edition would be possible to obtain tank truck 1900 May 8, 1900 souvenir edition deliveries at your new [gas] station at Bodie”, “a couple of tombstones from Placer County Leader with many local photos of men and locales. coming in there [Bodie] weighing about 1000 # each. ..which is the best 15.5x11”. Covers detached, some tears, sold as is. Est. $100-200 HWAC# way to ship it”, “no water after the 550 ft. - 600 ft. level”, “wants to 86874 get the land around Copper Mountain”, “wish to know at what figure Lot# 2091 Auburn, California Real you hold the property”. Most on Reno billheads. One addressed to the station master at Queen’s Station on the Carson & Colorado Railroad. Photo Postcard Collection Lot of 26 “inquiring about oil well equipment in Mono Valley”. Est. $200-400 real photo postcards from Auburn. Early HWAC# 99497 20th century. Residences, businesses, and the Race Track. Est. $220-400 Lot# 2098 Brooklyn, California 1888 HWAC# 88234 Brooklyn, Cal. Photo, c1888 Cabinet card photo of a house in Brooklyn, Ca, c 1888. photo Lot# 2092 Auburn, California Real torn lower left, board fine. Much I on the back. Photo Postcards Lot of seven birds Justin Wyman, Brooklyn, Alameda Co. Est. eye real photo postcards of the Auburn $80-200 HWAC# 63503 Court House and other views. Est. $120-240 HWAC# 88263 Lot# 2093 Auburn, California Real Photo Stage Coach Post Cards Lot of four: 1) “Just Arrived in Auburn Cal.” prospector with burros; 2) horse drawn Ice wagon 3) Post ffice with Lot# 2099 Central California, California Mail wagon and stage coaches, Auburn c1885-1892 Central California Photo Cal.; 4) Horse and buggy at speed; hand Album Vintage album with fancy brass written remark: “Foresthill?” Est. $120- “Album” on cover. Mostly cabinet card 200 HWAC# 88224 portraits approx 59. Hollister, San Jose, Fresno etc. Est. $200-300 HWAC# 87440 Lot# 2094 Auburn, California Steet Scenes Real Photo Postcard Collection Lot of nine: Railroad Street, East Auburn;1905 postmark of building ruins; High & Railroad Sts., E. Auburn; View Above Depot, East Auburn; Railroad Street, horse and buggy days; Hotel Placer; Conroy Hotel, East aburn; Lot# 2100 Cisco, California Real Photo Broad Street, Looking East, Auburn; Postcards Lot of three: river scene; Freeman Hotel Tennis Court, East camping under the cottonwoods, Cisco, Auburn. Est. $120-240 HWAC# 88262 CA; cattle drive through the Sierra. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 88266 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 85
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana Lot# 2101 Colfax, California 1900 Colfax Lot# 2107 Forks House, California 1906 Forks Station and Central Hotel Advertising Postal House Hotel Letterhead August 2, 1906 letter on Cover Rare letter and advertising envelope from stationary from the Forks House Hotel, A. Jackson, the Colfax Station and Central Hotel, postmarked Proprietor. First Class Accommodations / Wines 1900. Est. $80-100 HWAC# 88239 and Liquors / Feed and Livery. Forks House was located in The Damascus Mining District which included the lode mines of the Pioneer - Humbug Bar area on the north and the extensive placer deposits that extend from Damascus through Forks House to the Sunny South-Gas Hill area. Est. $60-100 HWAC# 88249 Lot# 2102 Colfax, California Real Lot# 2108 Greenville, California 1886 Photo Postcards Lot of six unused real Ticket to the Seventh Annual Fair photo postcards of Colfax (named after Grenville, CA Orange colored business Vice President Schulyer Colfax when he visited in 1868 to inspect the card sized admission ticket to the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad.) Bird’s eye view of the Seventh Annual Fair / District No. 11 / town; woman considering a creek; Long Ravine Bridge; snow sheds; renville, Cal. Admit ne 50 cts. fine “hooved locusts” sheep drive near Colfax; view looking down on the condition light staining. Est. $40-100 town. Est. $150-250 HWAC# 88267 HWAC# 61067 Lot# 2103 Cool, California 1906 Johnston’s El Dorado Olive Ranch Letterhead Fourteen hundred feet abover the level of the sea, E. T. Johnston raised olives and manufactured olive oil in Cool. This handwritten letter to Lukens and Son in Auburn requests 3 in 1 oil by stage. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 88237 Lot# 2109 Hollywood, California early 1900’s Posters ollywood Lot# 2104 Folsom Prison, California 1886, 1887, 1913 Seven pieces of Movie 5 beautiful large posters with vivid color: 3 of Fred Raymond’s Great Scenic Production of Old Arkansaw; 1 poster of 4 singers, 2 men & Folsom Prison Ephemera 1) 1886 letter 2 women “Arkansaw Mocking Birds”; 1 of “Stella” with a horse on lead. from Warden McComb about settling an account with Sperry of Gridley. 2-6) 32” x 45”. Has water damage at bottom of all 5 posters, please inspect. 1887 letters to Sperry (Please send a Water does not encroach on picture. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 78363 carload of flour). 4) 1913 typed letter from warden Johnstone to State Senator Lot# 2110 Lake Tahoe, California Boy Cohn. Referring to the pri e fight bill in Scouts Ephemera and Boys Leather the California Senate; all on State Prison Scout Gloves Boys leather gloves in at Folsom letterheads. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 53446 style of gauntlets, stamped Boy Scout in leather with normal wear for age, 5x8”. Booklets-1938 Campfire Helps, Camp Pahatsi on Kilborn Lot# 2105 Forest Hill, California Forest Lake(Tahoe), 1935 Penn RR National Jamboree DC foldout. Est. $200- House Real Photo Post Card Eighteen 400 HWAC# 88335 people and two cars posing in front of the Forest House in Forest Hill. Card Lot# 2111 Lake Tahoe, California written by C. D. L. Attributed to Carroll Mounted Lake Tahoe Photographs D. Locher of Auburn who was the Indian of Family Vacation This appears to motorcycle dealer in the early 20th be the Glenbrook area. Extra rare century. Postmark unreadable on this family photo climbing Cave Rock. Also penny postal. Est. $90-120 HWAC# 88251 swimming, boating, riding horses, and at the campsite. Photos are 3.75 x 4.75”. Lot# 2106 Foresthill, California Real Photo Mounts are 6.25 x 7.25”. Contrast of Postcards Lot of two: 1910 postmark of the photos is quite good! One has a bend in the top left. Otherwise in very Forest House Hotel in Foresthill; 1910 photo nice condition. (First came postcards. Then came pamphlets. Then of Bath School with teacher and students. came the tourists enjoying this pristine mountain lake.) Est. $900- Est. $120-240 HWAC# 88254 2000 HWAC# 58306 Lot# 2112 Lincoln, California Lincoln Ephemera Lot of three pieces: advertising blotter from Hartford Fire Insurance agent Edw. A. Grey; postal cover from Gladding McBean & Co.; Southern Pacific shipping receipt. Est. $60-120 HWAC# 88235 86 January 2019
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana Lot# 2113 Los Angeles, California Los Lot# 2118 Murphy’s, California Angeles Evening Herald, 1916 Volume Ledger for lumber from Kimball & Bound volume, May, 1916, 18 x 21 x 1.5”. Cutting Six pages of ledger entries. Boards water damaged. SF Public Library The entries reflect payments from book plate. Est. $120-150 HWAC# 85777 Kimball & Cutting, the major regional lumber yard in Murphy’s, reflecting K&C’s hauling records, the delivery of Kimball & Cuttings products (mostly lumber) to various mines, people or merchants. 1865-1867. Some of the people are: J. Frazier, Eldridge Reynolds, Michael Moran, W.R. Ward, C.P. Morrill , and dozens of others. One entry has a Federal revenue stamp placed and cancelled, “Oct. 31, 1867, KC” (KC=Kimball & Cutting). Some receipts are for labor (“seven Lot# 2114 Los Angeles, California 1894 The days labor at mill”, probably the K&C lumber mill). Chinese writing in several locations, indicating a Chinese was working for K&C. The Tocsin 1894 Newspaper Rare newspaper Kimball & Cutting company is known to us because we handled their discussing Los Angeles politics. Note paper extensive original letter archive several years ago. Potter Collection. condition issues. On Mat Board (not adhered) with plastic covers. If mats are shipped then additional Est. $160-400 HWAC# 62935 shipping may apply. Est. $40-100 HWAC# 63114 Lot# 2119 Newcastle, California Real Photo Postcards Lot of three unused real photo post cards of Newcastle: orchards and a view of the town. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 88264 Lot# 2120 Niles, California P.A. Ellis Ephemera P.A. Ellis was running for Lot# 2115 Michigan Bar, California Justice of the Peace in Washington Business Card for Alfred Dixon, Genl. Township when he travelled to Siddall’s Merch. at Michigan Bluff Alfred Dixon Cafeteria in Monterey and kept his had a general merchandise store. You mileage on the back of campaign cards. could buy hardware, cookware, dry His business card indicates he was in goods, tinware, tobacco, hats, etc. But the insurance business and second hand most importantly if you were a miner, furniture business. Also a ticket to a he would buy your gold dust! It was also Social Dance Oct. 19, 1907 at the Odd Fellows Hall in Niles. Est. $100- the office for Wells, argo Company 200 HWAC# 88229 Express. One can only imagine it was a major part of Michigan Bluff town life! Pink border card. Dixon owned his store for 35 years. His Lot# 2121 Ophir, California 1901 Ophir principal business was supplying the mines between Michigan Bluff Hotel, CA Letter to GE Lukens On Ophir and Last Chance. He actually ran pack trains to deliver these supplies Hotel letterhead to GE Lukens of Auburn, and the United State Mail. Dixon would also own the largest share of CA re sending money in a few days. Creases. Est. $60-90 HWAC# 88309 ‘Big Gun’ placer mine. [National Register of Historic Places application for the Michigan Bluff - Last Chance Trail] Est. $120-300 HWAC# 56056 Lot# 2122 Pasadena, California c1908 Mt. Lowe, CA Pacific lectric Train Broadside Old broadside, Lot# 2116 Mono County, California special excursion from Pacific Electric Train, ong 1931 Mono Forest Map & Postcards Beach to Mt. Lowe. Undated. Red and blue print. 12” x count Lot of 3. 1) Mono National 6”. Small top chip missing. Est. $80-200 HWAC# 54329 Forest Map and brochure. 1931. Black and white pictures of natural attractions and a 29 x 27” map. Soiling and wear to brochure. Map has some folds and some separation. 2) Two postcards: real photo postcard of Hotel Long Barn, Mono Road, California (not posted); and color postcards of Mono Lake and Craters (mailed in Bridgeport 1928). Est. $650-100 HWAC# 60002 Lot# 2123 Petaluma, California c1907 Lot# 2117 Monterey, California Old Certificate Foresters of America Framed Certificate Certifying “Brother eorge Stolker Customs House Photo Undated 4 x 5 inch was duly enrolled a Past Chief Ranger of Court photograph of the Old Customs House at Petaluma, No. 63 on the 8th day of January in Monterey. The Old Customhouse is a 1907.” Signed by Chief Ranger C. F. Feliz. Has seal Spanish Colonial style adobe structure built at bottom center. Interesting vignettes of people around 1827 by the Mexican government & animals. Cert. is beginning to come loose at in the Pueblo de Monterey, Alta California, top where it meets frame. Please inspect. Gold in present-day Monterey County. The frame has some chipping 1” to 2” chips due to Customhouse is the state’s first designated age. Please inspect. 21” x 27.5”. Est. $500-800 California Historical Landmark, marking HWAC# 86812 the site where U.S. Commodore John Drake Sloat raised the American flag and declared Lot# 2124 Placer County, California California part of the United States in 1846. Placer County, CA Ephemera Auburn, Est. $80-160 HWAC# 87315 CA soil survey with foldout map 1928, Budget of Placer County 1935-36, Budget of Proposes Expenditures 1937-37, folding Placer County map, Picturesque Auburn special souvenir edition, May 8, 1900, 2.25” tear in all pages Est. $140-250 HWAC# 88339 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 87
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana Lot# 2125 Placer County, California Lot# 2130 Sacramento, California White’s Tent 1946 Placer County, CA General and Awning Company Catalog Twenty four page Register Index Index to Great Register 5 x 7 1/2 inch catalog featuring everything made of Placer County, CA 1946. Softcover, top of spine loose. Est. $100-200 of canvas. No date but the telephone number is HWAC# 88343 Red 64. Est. $80-100 HWAC# 88247 Lot# 2126 Placerville, California Early Postal Covers Lot of two: 1903 letter from the El Dorado County Sheriff and Tax Collector (with interesting demographic information about Placerville at the time); and a 1907 letter from the El Dorado County Recorder to Lot# 2131 San Francisco, California Geo. Lukens & Sons of East Auburn. Est. Bay Area, CA Maps and Tour Guides $60-100 HWAC# 88240 1924 Mona Motor Oil Guide, 1930 NAC Touring Guide, 2 Bekins maps, Candrian’s street number guide, 1936 Lot# 2127 Portland, Oregon and Marysville, California 1866, 1867 Rare California tide tables Est. $100-200 HWAC# 88329 Telegraph Pair 1) Addressed to the Portland Lot# 2132 San Francisco, California and the Oregon Iron Works from CH Leonard. Braunschweiger & Co Liquor Pictorial 1867. The Oregon Iron Company was an iron Business Cards Nice gold and black smelting company located in what is now pictorial business card. Braunschweiger & Co. Importers and Liquor Lake Oswego, Oregon. The company was Merchants, 5&7 Drumm St. San Francisco. Pictorial reverse with established in 1865, and in 1867 became the building and barrel stack. 3x5.25”. Pencil on reverse. Est. $100-200 first company west of the Rocky Mountains HWAC# 88305 in the United States to smelt iron. The company failed after a few years. 2) 1866. T Lot# 2133 San Francisco, California Harry F(T)ailing from AG Richardson. “WIll c1950 Eight Original 3.25 x 4.25 B&W Robinson leave for the states before HW Negatives of San Francisco These eight Corbett returns to Portland.” Est. $80-200 HWAC# 53451 negatives are all from San Francisco. Lot# 2128 Sacramento, California 1864 Spectacular, high-quality historical Sacramento Daily Union Newspaper Article scenes of San Francisco from 70 years ago. Five of the negatives have 8 x 10” Newspaper Article of California Legislators, prints. These are overview which include trolley cars and the bridge to Fifteenth Session, Assembly, Theatrical and Oakland. The contrast is remarkable!!! Excellent condition. Est. $80- Musical Items and other articles. This newspaper 200 HWAC# 58302 is in poor condition. Mounted on mat board. If mats are shipped then additional shipping may Lot# 2134 San Francisco, California apply. 17.5” x 23.5”. Est. $30-80 HWAC# 58774 Elizabeth the Homeless Bride or Forsaken by All No 1 issue in this serial. Page 22 has some light printing, overall nice condition. Rare. 32pp Est. $60-100 HWAC# 88312 Lot# 2135 Lot# 2129 Sacramento, California San Francisco, 1856 John Bigler 1856 Mortgage California 1855 James King of for Sacramento Property John William Notice of Attachment Bigler (1803-1871) was the first Thomas Carew (or Carey) vs. L. elected governor of the State of Mowry, to James King of William. California (1852-1856). Bigler The Constable of the first township ran a newspaper in Pennsylvania issued the Notice of Attachment through 1835, when he left to out of the Justice Court to attach go to Law School. He came to “all moneys, debts, effects, and California in 1849. He worked credits in your hands or under odd jobs in Sacramento, then your control belonging to the turned to politics, where he above Defendant [James King of found his calling. He was elected William] or so much thereof as will to the Sate Legislature in 1849, satisfy the claim, to wit: $200.00 became Speaker of the Assembly with cost and accruing cost.” On in 1850, and elected California’s blue stock paper issued by Cooke, first overnor in 185 . Bigler Kenny, & Co., Law Stationers, possessed and promoted anti- Montgomery Street. Very Good Chinese sentiment, primarily condition. James King of William for immigration. He also worked to abolish unnecessary state offices. (January 28, 1822 – May 20,1856) was a crusading San Francisco, This is a Philadelphia PA mortgage from September, 1856 for property California, newspaper editor whose shooting death in 1856 resulted in in Sacramento for three town lots between I and H streets and 14th the establishment of the second San Francisco Vigilance Committee and and 15th streets. John Bigler and his wife Elizabeth secured a loan for changed the politics of the city. The Vigilance Committee hung the man $4,250 from his younger brother William Bigler who was governor of PA who shot him, and King is given credit for rousting the criminal element during the same time span as John. Signed by John Bigler and Elizabeth from City government. King was among the first newspapermen to be Bigler. A very interesting original Bigler document from the California honored by the California Journalism Hall of Fame. Est. $250-500 Gold Rush period. 22.25”x 17.5””. Est. $200-600 HWAC# 54429 HWAC# 44272 88 January 2019
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana Lot# 2136 San Lot# 2143 stockton, California Stockton Francisco, California Daily Independent Journal, 1892 Bound 1871 Land Deed Issued volume, Jan. 1 to July 31, boards loose, to Francois Pioche Land X-Stanford (bookplate). acid paper, thus Deed Issued to Francois tender. 26 x 20” x 2.5”, heavy. Est. $200-400 Pioche in San Francisco HWAC# 85774 January 10, 1871. Signed f. .l. a Pioche. Pioche was a French born bon vivant San Francisco banker and financier. Parisian born in 1818, suave and cultured rancois Pioche was Secretary to the French Consul in Santiago, Chile, when he decided to join the Gold Rush to San Francisco in 1848 with Julius Bayerque. Lot# 2144 Stockton, California Once here, they became importers of wine and by the mid-1850s, they Stockton Independent, Two Volumes, had established a reputable mercantile and banking house on the north 1918, 1924 Two (once) bound volumes side at 744 Montgomery Street, just off Portsmouth Square. In 1851, he of the Stockton Independent. Jul-Dec. went to Paris to boost San Francisco and its future. Coming back with 1918, only one board, many loose, 18 x about six million francs to invest, he proceeded to channel the money 23 x 4”; Oct-Dec 1924, partially bound, into many successful enterprises, becoming one of primary builders of no boards, 23 x 17 x 2”. These papers San Francisco. (Courtesy www.piochenevada.com.) Four page are made with high-acid pulp, thus legal document of California history. Sound condition. Est. $500-1000 are exceptionally brittle. the edges are HWAC# 61360 tattered, as usual, and many papers on outside edges are fragmented. Fascinating issues can be found in Lot# 2137 San Francisco, California San virtually each volume of history. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 85775 Francisco Daily News, March 1913 Volume Bound volume but no boards, march 1913. Lot# 2145 Towle, California Towle 20 x 24 x 3”. may pages loose. High acid pulp Bros. Lumber Co. Ephemera Lot of paper, thus very brittle. during the period four pieces: 1) 1914 calendar/notebook when they ran “Pink sheets”. Est. $120-200 from Auburn Lumber Co.; 2) 1900 letter HWAC# 85776 on letterhead from Towles Hotel, Towle, Placer County; 3) Towle Bros. Company Lumber brochure; 4) 1901 postal cover from Towle Bros. Lumber Co. Est. $120- 200 HWAC# 88232 Lot# 2146 Truckee, California 1901 Alder Lot# 2138 San Francisco, California Creek Lumber Company Letterhead Letter c1890-1910 San Francisco, CA from Alder Creek Wood and Lumber Company Business Cards 7 San Francisco, paying a $10 bill for horse doctoring. Est. CA business cards. Pictorials- Mysell Rollins Bank Note Co, Hotel $100-200 HWAC# 88236 Manhattan, FB Dallam. Maurice Madison, EH Mardwedel, Hammer Bray, The British Californian Est. $120-180 HWAC# 88301 Lot# 2139 San Francisco, California 1903 W. Davis & Son Saddlery Flyer our page flyer for the wholesale saddlery dealers and harness manufacturers at No. 11 Front Street San Francisco. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 88255 Lot# 2147 Truckee, California Truckee Dog Sled Race, c1920’s Framed. Photograph measures 20 x 24”. Two small 1/2” near top. One large 6” cut Lot# 2140 San Francisco, California near the very top. Est. $200-300 HWAC# Will & Finck Blade Sharpening Tool 42851 Will & Finck blade sharening tool, stag horn handle. Unusual, rare San Francisco maker consisting of a carving knife that has makers mark “ WILL & FINCK S.F. CAL”. Made in the 1800’s so it shows signs of wear. 15” long. Engraved metal emblem on top of handle--”B”. Est. $120-250 HWAC# 61536 Lot# 2148 Truckee, California Truckee Lot# 2141 San Jose, California San Jose Ephemera Lot of four pieces of Truckee Centenary Anniv. Program, 1897 Pink history. An automobile road map circa 1920s, four page folded program outlining the from Colfax to Truckee from the automobile events of the centenary celebration on June 13, 1897 on the founding club of Southern California. Colorized of Mission San Jose. 8.5 x 11, folded in half. Est. $60-100 HWAC# 88845 general view of Truckee postmarked 1909. Photograph of the Truckee River box Lot# 2142 San Jose, California 1930 San Company and railroad tracks. Railroad map ose, CA City Bonds, s San Jose, of the Southern Union Pacific circa 1915 CA Street Improvement Bond Series 47 of the route from Roseville to Soda Springs. and Series 59, I/C #1. Coupons cut and included, bonds are trimmed. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 88201 Est. $120-200 HWAC# 88324 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 89
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana Lot# 2149 , California California Lot# 2154 , California 1894 E.C. phemera Collection old ush, Voorheis, California State Senator ailroad, press Lot of 18. 1) & Mining Man, Pictorial Business Illustration of the execution of Brace Card, c.1890s This card is for his run and Hetherington by the Vigilance as the Republican nominee for State Committee of San Francisco, 1856. Senator for the 14th District which was Printed on very thick cardstock. Reverse comprised on Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, stamped Frederick Nordstrom Rare and Mono Counties. 2.75 x 4.25” Very Prints, Arlington, Mass. 8 x 9.75” 2) good condition. Voorheis appears to Five way-bills for Moore’s Flat and have held this post in 1895. His name appears in more mining related Eureka Express, 1876-1877, for transport from Nevada City to North publications, including as proprietor of the Amador Reduction Works in Bloomfield. 3) Two eclaratory Statements for Settling and Improving 1891 and the Lincoln Mine at Sutter Creek in 1894. He appears to also Land, 1865 (Sutter County) and 1858 (Shasta County). 4) c.1920 black have been president of the Atolia Mining Company. (Potter Collection) and white photograph of the construction of Edison Power Plant in Est. $40-80 HWAC# 59998 Big Creek. 9 x 6.25” 5) 1858 I.O.O.F San Francisco document about reinstated, rejected, and expelled members. 6) Three 1903 Wells Fargo Lot# 2155 , California Fair Related checks, San Francisco with stubs. 7) Nevada County Narrow Gauge Advertising Postal Covers ot of five Railroad Co. receipt, 1885, Nevada City. 8) Revenue imprinted pictorial advertising covers. Three from the Placer Bank of California, orth Pacific Transportation Co. check issued to County Improvement and Development Wells Fargo, 1869. 9) Assessment receipt, 1880 for the Independence Association in Auburn; Sacramento Mining Co. 10) Two other 1850s San Francisco documents. Est. $120- Street Fair, 1902; State Fair, Sacramento, 300 HWAC# 60157 1901, California State Agricultural Society. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 88243 Lot# 2150 , California 1851 California Gold ush Bill eads McKinlay, Garrioch & Co, San Francisco 1855 for $160. Backus & Harrison 1851 Lot# 2156 , California Long Beach Development for prints and more, Middleton & Smiley 1851 with crease toning. Est. $50-120 HWAC# 61366 Company Certificate Rare $500 10 year 6% bond. Ocean waves vignette, signed by president. #29 15” x 10”. Beautifully detailed in brown ink. Est. $80-150 HWAC# 52673 Lot# 2151 , California c1900 California nsurance Business Cards 6 insurance related California business Lot# 2157 , California Mining Camp cards. AG Ridling, Chas Hill, LW Kroesen. WR Heath, Henry Fennel, Ned Letters Lot of three: 1) Note from Moore Est. $80-100 HWAC# 88308 Hidden Treaure Mine, Centerville, Placer Lot# 2152 , California 1880-1893 California County, circa 1905 ) ote from Yankee Jims, circa 1905; 3) Note from Clipper ewspapers The San Francisco Chronicle, The County Record (Angels Camp, California); The Gap, 1907. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 88238 Mountain Messenger, (Downieville, California). All in good condition. The County Record has Lot# 2158 , California Mother Lode scotch tape in center of page at fold. Anecdotally, Real Photo Post Cards Lot of six real there is an article in the Mountain Messenger photo post cards from the era of the reading “...Colossal organizations with lavish one cent stamp. Applegate orchard scene; Lyon’s Dam built in 1898 by appropriations are in the field for the purpose of Sierra San Francisco Company (no known copies of the RPPC); Sand suppressing crime and pauperism...” Also, a story bar on the American River; American River from above, looking down of “An Extinct Volcano in the Hawaiian Islands on the Georgetown Road;Weimer Sanitarium in the 1920s; Monte Vista explaining about the “Leper Colony”. This is an Inn on Hi way U.S. 40 with late 1930s-40s cars parked out front. Est. interesting lot. On Mat Board (not adhered) with $120-250 HWAC# 88259 plastic covers. If mats are shipped then additional shipping may apply. 20” x 23.5” Est. $70-150 HWAC# 59622 Lot# 2159 , California c1850’s Original Currier and Ives California Color Print Lot# 2153 , California 1863 California State Original mid-1850s print by Currier and Prison Directors Meeting Minutes Dated Ives entitled on the Coast of California. December 16, 1863 and signed by California The view shows a cliff region with Governor Fredrick Low, Lieutenant Governor mountains surrounding, ships in the Tim. N. Machin, and Secretary of Sate Benjamin harbor in a village at the edge of the B. Redding. The meeting notes in short discuss mountain. The print is approximately the use of property in the prison system and the 11” x 15” in a frame approximately titles of those held within the prison system are to 18 x 22”. On the Coast of California is be held until further notice. Approximately 11” x not listed among the prints shown in Harry Peters book Courier and 12.5.” Est. $140-400 HWAC# 63220 Ives, Printmakers to the American people, 1942. The author discusses the thousands of different prints made by Currier and Ives but only illustrates about 150 of them. This is an original, not a reprint. The California views are generally extremely rare. Est. $700-1400 HWAC# 59370 90 January 2019
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana Lot# 2160 , California Pictorial Lot# 2166 Cripple Creek, Colorado Old Business Cards Two early twentieth Cripple Creek Postcards Sepia and century business cards: Florin Washers, colorized postcards. Images of various Sacramento County; Kleiber & Co. mine and Victor. Est. $80-150 HWAC# 50367 Carriage and Wagon Makers of San Francisco. Est. $90-150 HWAC# 88228 Lot# 2161 , California Shasta Region Lot# 2167 Denver, Colorado 1880- B Photos count 4.75” x 7” 1886 First National Bank Cancelled photos of Sacramento River near Copley Checks Here we have a stack... approx showing a boat and waterwheel? and 75 cancelled checks drawn on the First Bully Hill Mining Camp. 3 8” x 10” National Bank of Denver Colorado. Most black and white photos of Masonic of the checks are in great shape and Hall at Shasta, Greenback Mine Rd No are highly illustrated with a nice eagle Tresspassing(sic) sign. Est. $50-80 vignette, perched on a peak with a shield HWAC# 49511 underneath. 2 of the checks have a vignette of Edwin Stanton !! He was born on 12-19-1814, and passed away on 12-24-1869 He was an American layer, Lot# 2162 , California Spaulding Dam and a politician, who served under the Lincoln administration during Real Photo Post Cards Lot of three real the Civil War. He was appointed the secretary of war. It was because of photo post cards: Pacific as and Electric his management , that the massive Union Army and its resources, were guided it to victory. He also aided in the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth Company’s Look out point; a creek; Spaulding Dam and Power House with Flumes above and below. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 88265 who shot Abraham Lincoln !! Very nice collection of items ( RH ). Est. $120-150 HWAC# 61462 Lot# 2163 , California 1874 & 1886 Two Bay Area Telegraph Receipts w/ Lot# 2168 Denver, Colorado American n elopes Al arado San ose 1) Root Beer Supply Metal Plaque Rectangular brass screw on plaque. THE Rare telegram and envelope for the Bay & Coast Telegraph Company. Dateline San AMERICA R T BEER A SUPP Y C Francisco, 10/9/1886. Sent to SP Harvey MAKERS/ DENVER, COLO. 2X2.5” Est. of Alvarado. “Ship your chevalier farley $100-200 HWAC# 87113 to Alameda point. Have it there Monday night.” Signed Lowrie & Steeler. 2) Western Union telegram and envelope. Sent from San Jose, Cala., 8/25/1874. Lot# 2169 Colorado Leadville, Sent to Dr. Thomas Flint, care Britton Leadville Miner Blows out Brains, & Gray, Washington. Message is about 1880 Lake County Reveille, Jan 3, 1880 reducing price of Panamint(?) mail if necessary to secure it and that Stewart ones will telegraph to secure Bakersfield and Tehachahi sic. where miner John Marshall commits mail. Signed by W. Buckley. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 60165 suicide after suffering severe bout of rheumatism in his cabin. Much detail. Lot# 2164 , California 1896 USGS generally poor condition, but article fine. Pyramid Peak, CA Folio USGS Est. $30-60 HWAC# 63905 Geological Atlas of the US, Pyramid Peak, CA. Ex Mills College copy. Numerous Lake Tahoe references. 22x18.5” Lot# 2170 , Colorado Old Colorado Est. $100-200 HWAC# 86872 Photo Folders count 4 Colorado photo folders measuring 4.25” x 6.25”. Lot# 2165 , California Subjects are Crystal Park Auto Trip, Whip and Harness Postal South Cheyenne Canon and Seven Falls, Covers Two letters and Views of the Pike’s Peak Region, Moffat envelopes from 1901 ( Road, Crystal Park Auto Trip. Est. $40- from the Leibold Harness 100 HWAC# 50379 company of San Francisco) Lot# 2171 , Colorado Old Colorado and 1906 (Oakland Whip Company) addressed to G. Postcards count 21 old postcards E. Lukins of Auburn Est. depicting Ourey and Durango. One is $100-200 HWAC# 88256 dated 1912. Est. $60-120 HWAC# 50366 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 91
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana Lot# 2172 , Colorado Telluride, Aspen, Lot# 2176 , Dakota Territory 1883 Leadville and Georgetown Area Old Special Tax Stamps for Wholesale Postcards count A mix of black Liquor Dealers Special Tax Stamps for and white, sepia and colored postcards. Wholesale Liquor Dealers hardcover. One in black and white shows a waterfall 10 green unissued stamps with JL in Durant mine, 1 mile underground, Pennington as collector. Est. $280-600 with 2 miners. Earliest postmark is HWAC# 61737 1907. Est. $80-150 HWAC# 50368 Lot# 2173 , Dakota Territory Lot# 2177 Washington, District of Columbia 1868 Custer’s Expedition to the Black Postmaster General Report About Contracts Hills, 1874-5 Eleven ew York with Ben Holladay House of Representatives Ex. tribune newspapers with excellent Doc. No. 201. “Contracts with Benjamin Holladay. articles on the Custer expedition Letter from the Postmaster General.” Describes to the Black Hills, 1874-1876. payments and mail contracts with Ben Holladay, Custer was commanded to lead verland Mail Company, Central Pacific Railroad an expedition to the Black Hills to Company, and Union Pacific Railroad Company look for a route through the region (Western Division). Also references selling paid- heading southwest, and suitable stamped envelopes to Wells Fargo & Company. locations for forts. Additionally, the 6pp, taken from a book. Some toning. 9 x 5.75” group’s scientists were charged with Holladay, the “Stagecoach King,” created the looking for gold. The expedition was a major undertaking, as for the first Overland Stage to California during the height of time, the new technology of telegraphic communication, in conjunction the 1849 California Gold Rush. Est. $150-400 HWAC# 60167 with a railroad system in the US allowed for the dissemination of news to the American people. In this new period of technology, American Lot# 2178 Atlanta, Georgia Illustrated Catalogue people could “follow” the expedition, and the Tribune was one of the for Southern Saw Works, Atlanta Catalogue for first, if not the first, to publish the long articles. The expedition was Works at East Point on Central and A. & W. P. R. R. well documented and photographed. The expedition accomplished Manufacturers of Solid and Inserted Tooth Circular its goals. They found and named Harney Peak, the site of one of the Saws. Dealers in Mill Supplies. 31pp softcover first major Tin discoveries in America (along with Temescal, Cal), and booklet with staple binding. Covers detaching.6.25” of course gold. The gold discoveries created a rush to Dakota, which x 3.5”.Not dated. Est. $40-80 HWAC# 60059 culminated in George Hearst consolidating the small mines into one big one, known as the Homestake, which incorporated in 1877, right after the completion of the expedition. The articles here discuss Custer’s return to Ft. Lincoln, his base until he was killed; the gold discoveries (11/12/75); Harney Peak area (12/18/74); Custer City (the site of the first expedition encampment, which became a town, 8.17.75) the Lot# 2179 Atlanta, Georgia 1870’s Sioux selling the lack hills to the US Govt (4.2.1875); potential Indian Illustrated Lamp Catalog, c.1870s, Atlanta uprisings thwarted (9.28.75); Black Hills Descriptions (9.22.74); 1pp catalog showing eight different lamps exploring party reports that include mineral reporting, Indian issues, from McBride & Co., No. 13 Pryor Street, etc. (6.8.75, 8.28.74, 8.20.75, 6.22.75); Gold Discoveries with one of the Atlanta, Georgia. Reverse has 1870s dateline. first published maps of the akota gold region (7- -75) Est. $200-400 8” x 10” Folds no foxing. Est. $40-100 HWAC# HWAC# 63904 60060 Lot# 2174 , Dakota Territory c1875- 1883 Dakota Territory Special Tax Stamps count 1 green 1875 cancelled and signed by Irving Todd. 4 Lot# 2180 Augusta, Georgia 1838 orange 1880 u/i, JL Penningon collector. Receipt for Thomas Dawson’s Fire- 2 yellow 1882 u/i JL Pennington Proof Cotton Warehouse Pictorial collector. 4 green 1883 u/i JL Pennington receipt for Thomas Dawson’s Fire-Proof collector. All have full set of coupons and Cotton Warehouse, located West side stubs, a rare feature. JL Pennington was of Macintosh Street, Augusta, Georgia. a former governor of Utah Territory who Dateline Augusta, Nov. 26, 1838. Bales of later collected on tax stamps. Est. $180- cotton received from Mr. Jas. F. McKinght. 400 HWAC# 61700 Signed by GF Malone for the Proprietor. Folds, some toning/soiling, Lot# 2175 , Dakota Territory 1883 rough edges. 4 x 7.25” Early piece of Southern cotton history! Beautiful document. Est. $40-100 HWAC# 60063 Special Tax Stamps for Manufacturers of Cigars 1883 Special Tax Stamps for Manufacturers of Cigars hardcover. 10 green stamps with JL Pennington as collector. Est. $270-600 HWAC# 61738 92 January 2019
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana Lot# 2181 Cobb County, Georgia Forsyth & Cobb County, Georgia Manuscript Documents Lot of approx. 10 pieces. 1850 receipt for work done on a jail; 1854 court document Cobb County; 1849 Forsyth County court document, heavily soiled, separated; two 1886 Forsyth County court documents; 1850 Forsyth County court document; and a handwritten list. Please inspect. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 60105 Lot# 2185 Unknown, Kentucky 1977 Western Whiskey Figurine Lot# 2182 Marietta, Georgia 1870’s United Bottles / 6 Pieces Wonderful collection, of western figural whiskey Friends of Temperance Handbill, c.1874 bottles. They once held Kentucky straight bourbon, so the tax stamps ffice of rand Worthy Primate, United riends say. Item #1 of 6 : “ Cooky “, the chuck wagon man, with his pots and of Temperance. Marietta, Ga., November 20, pans. Item #2 of 6 : “The Cowboy”, with his plate for vittles. Item # 3 of 1874. Typed message to members from William 6: Mother , daughter, and child . Item #4 and 5 , of 6 : 2 Indian warriors, A. Parks: new constitution is coming the official with label that says”: Lewis & Clark/ Kentucky Straight Bourbon paper for the Order will be the Sunny South; new Whiskey Item #6 of 6: “ The Trader “ with beads , blankets , cloth and instructions on burial ceremony coming, etc.. Also “ red eye” in the jug. ( All items dated 1977, and inscribed by the artist, a short message from Grand Scribe W.E.H. Searcy. G. Schilt..!! ) . Get the whole collection, while you can...Great window 8 x 5.25” Folds, some toning. Est. $50-100 HWAC# pieces or mantle items. ( RH ). Est. $60-70 HWAC# 61475 60061 Lot# 2186 Detroit, Michigan c1852 Letter, Bill Lot# 2183 , Idaho Idaho Publications & Bill of Lading Niagara Steamer, has beautiful 7 publications: 1) History of Idaho,Vol vignette of steamer ship on water. Bound for I, James H. Hawley, editor; 2) History “Dan Kirk” shipped in good order by James of Idaho, Vol. III, Hiram T. French, M. Black as Agent on board the Niagara, signed S.; 3) The Pierce Chronicle, personal by William Kennedy. Excellent condition has reminiscences of E. D. Pierce; Limited plastic protective cover. Est. $50-80 HWAC# edition of 3000, no. 832. 4) Hell’s 86823 Canyon, Seeing Idaho through a Scrap Book; 5) The Idaho Digest and Blue Book; 6) Idaho a Guide in Word and Picture; 7) River of No Return, Historical Stories of Idaho, Robert G., Bailey. Est. Lot# 2187 , Michigan 1839 Michigan $100-200 HWAC# 43840 Property Patent with Van Buren Signature Land patent on parchment with Martin Van Buren secretary signature. Small hole thru “Martin”. Seal has been affixed to the document. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 61369 Lot# 2188 Duluth, Minnesota 1876 Duluth Newspaper August 26, 1876 issue of the Minnesotian Herald printed in Duluth. 4pp, with mostly national news. Nothing much on local, including the iron mines nearby. Interesting article out of Philly abour Charley Ross, a mulatto that supposedly had psychic powers. Also an article on women’s rights to vote in Minnesota. Est. $30-60 HWAC# 63909 Lot# 2189 Sauk Rapids, Minnesota 1886 Photograph of Sauk Rapids Cyclone Wreckage - Killing 72! The 1886 Sauk Rapids Tornado was a violent tornado that tore through the cities of Sauk Rapids, St. Cloud, and Rice, Minnesota, on April 14, 1886. It destroyed much of the town Lot# 2184 Indianapolis, Indiana Van camp Hardware Archive, of Sauk Rapids and killed 72 people c1895-1912 Large archive of correspondence to Van Camp Hardware along its path. It is the deadliest in Indianapolis. The archive generally consists of full page letters on tornado on record in Minnesota. Photo shows utter desolation of the business stationery from all over the USA, particularly midwest. About city. High contrast. Photo by Riley & Swain of St. Paul, Minnesota. With 1.5 cubic feet tightly packed, perhaps 3400 pieces. The archive was the hurricane devastation in Texas, Florida, the Caribbean, etc., we see purchased by a collector/dealer for the purpose of splitting out all the how devastating a weather event like this can be. Est. $120-300 HWAC# pictorial letterheads, but he never got to the project. Founded in 1888, 53466 this important company is still in business. Est. $600-2000 HWAC# 75210 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 93
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana Lot# 2190 Big Black, Mississippi 1866 Post Lot# 2195 Butte, Montana Group Civil War Letter from brother to little sister Photo of “Bagdad Shriners” in Butte A post Civil War letter July 6, 1866 from a man A group photo of “Bagdad Shriners” in to his little sister. The crop of corn and cotton Butte Montana taken by Elite Studios. will be light due to heavy rain then heat and Early Shriner uniforms for this chapter lack of rain among other topics. Note 2 holes in of the fraternal organization that hosts paper. Est. $60-100 HWAC# 59713 events and runs multiple pediatric hospitals. 7.5” x 9.5”. c.1897-9. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 40862 Lot# 2196 Helena, Montana Souvenir photo plate from 1905 Sands Bros. Co. Lot# 2191 St. Louis, Missouri in Helena 8.5” diameter circular souvenir 1884 Public School Library Life (plate ) with woman with flowers in her hair. Back has label: “Souvenir of 1905 Membership Paper Issued to Dr. B. M. / Compliments / of / Sands Bros. Co. / Hypes. Signed by James Richardson and The Reliable Dry Goods House / Helena, (?). Vignette of Henry Ames Hall in the Montana.” Spring-loaded stand(?) on public library. Dr. Benjamin M. Hypes reverse. Est. $50-120 HWAC# 50646 graduated from McKendree University in 1866. He later attended Rush Medical College in Chicago, continuing his medical studies at the St. Louis Medical College, where he graduated in 1872. In 1890, he was one of the founders of the Marion Sims-Beaumont College of Medicine in St. Louis. Lot# 2197 Helena, Montana 1866-1881 Bank This school was not long-lived, but its legacy lives on today. By 1903, Exchanges/COD’s from Helena, Montana St. Louis University had been without a medical school since 1854. Its three count All issued pre-statehood CODs. Nice original medical school was founded in 1836, but was separated from variety. 1) Best is . Hershfield illustrated draft the university due to pressure from the anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic with green 2 cent revenue imprint (RN-B6). No. 2, Know-Nothing political party in the 1850s. It was in 1903 that the issued 1866 to be paid in current funds. Vignette Marion Sims Beaumont College became a part of St. Louis University. Dr. of prospector with his dog. 2) First National Hypes, a St. Clair County native, can be considered one of the founders Bank of Helena Certificate of eposit. ateline of the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He remained on the Helena, M.T., February 24th, 1873. John Kennedy faculty of school until his death in 1924. [St. Clair County Historical has deposited $170. Signed by cashier Corbin. Society facebook page] Est. $60-120 HWAC# 60256 3) Banking House of .H. Hershfield Brother Second of Exchange. Dated Oct. 22, 1881. Pay Lot# 2192 Bozeman, Montana 1899 H.B. $100 to Mrs. JH Wilson. Vignette at left mostly McCay Pictorial Letterhead & Circular covered by adhesive revenue stamp. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 60109 Business Cards Lot of 3. 1) Gorgeous illustrated letterhead for H.B. McCay, General Lot# 2198 Miles City, Montana 1930’s Hardware, Mill and Mine Supplies, Stoves CHAIN-GANG labor letters from Miles City, and Ranges. Dateline Bozeman, Montana, Montana Police AFofL Depression era Letters Aug. 26th, 1899. Addressed to a merchant in from the Miles City Trades and Labor Council, Helena requesting various supplies. 2) Also associated with the American Federation of comes with two silver-dollar-sized circular Labor, to the City Council and Mayor regarding business cards. Nice trio! Est. $50-100 the police activity of placing unemployed HWAC# 60058 workers and job searchers on mandatory road chain-gangs. Signed and by 5 different labor Lot# 2193 Butte, Montana 1890, 19021 unions and organizations including a “Vigilante Montana Sewage Bonds, three count 66”. Great depression police-labor ephemera. Each letter is sealed from the respective labor 1) City of Butte. 1890. 15 coupons organization. Est. $100-300 HWAC# 40876 remaining, Gold & Wihte. Excellent condition other than folds. Hole Lot# 2199 Miles City, Montana Miles cancelled, Bottom left corner ripped, Not City, City Government letters of tears or damage at fold intersections. proposals 80+ pieces. Binder full of 2) 1900. 19 coupons reamining. Hole letterheads and correspondence to the cancelled. No condition issues. 3) 1921. Hole cancelled. Excellent city government of Miles City, Montana, condition. Est. $130-300 HWAC# 41218 as well as other Mile City documents. Lot# 2194 Butte, Montana Photograph, c1906-1936. Many are addressed to Butte, . Corner of Park and ain Trolley either the mayor or city clerk. Subjects include: construction of a bridge; construction of a new channel in the Photograph of the Trolley at the corner of Tongue River; early motor sales; need for additional postmen; installing Park and Main St. in Butte Montana. Done a larger water storage tank; proposal for jail work; resignation of city by Elite Photo Studios, 3.5”x 4.75” very good condition. Est. $40-120 HWAC# 40866 attorney; transfer of a liquor license; 1906 police report; sidewalk improvements; unsanitary alleys; etc. A peak into small town municipal issues. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 50613 94 January 2019
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana Lot# 2200 Neihart, Montana Neihart Lot# 2205 , Montana Custer’s Last Mining District Map, 1926 copy Stand News Group of Six newspapers, Early copy (1926) of the Neihart 4 Y tribune, 1 Philadelphia Times, one Mining District in Montana. about 36 x 40”, blueline. “Plat of Montana ew York Sun 7 1 , 7 1, 7 8, 8 , 8 4, Mining District (unorganized), Cascade County, Montana, 1”=800’ by 9/19 1876 discussing the Little Big Horn C. Mortson, Great Falls. Copy by William Monroe of Neihart. This is a battle and the aftermath. The quotes are classic mining district map showing all of the surveyed and patented marvelous. The misinformation is just claims with patent and survey numbers. dated 9/23/1907, corrected as interesting as the real news. In one 5/25/1911. Handwritten list of claims at upper left. Est. $200-300 paper, they have “verified” that Sitting HWAC# 84676 Bull was killed at Little Big Horn! (not). This is a must-have group for the serious Lot# 2201 Philipsburg, Montana 1902- Custer and Little Big Horn Collector. Est. $700-1400 HWAC# 62157 1906 Ephemera Philipsburg, Montana Fire Brigade Lot of 5. Includes: two Lot# 2206 , Montana Important pictorial receipts for the Philipsburg Fire Montana Labor and Political Brigade No. 1, 1906; a 1902 pictorial Collection Includes 10 postal receipts/ draft for the same fire company a working cards. Approx 100 letters 1905 Postal-Telegraph-Cable Company from State of Montana Attorney billhead to the Philipsburg Fire Brigade; General, State Forester, House of and a 1905 receipt from the Rocky Representatives, gubernatorial Mountain Bell Telephone Co. to the fire candidates, labor unions and various company. Est. $50-120 HWAC# 60050 trade organizations.1938-1948. These documents are written by the state officials in the aftermath of major Lot# 2202 Red Lodge, Montana 1900-1910 labor troubles before 1920. A great collection of labor and progress for The City of Red Lodge Booklet Advertising the state of Montana. Est. $200-500 HWAC# 50277 booklet for Red Lodge in Carbon County Montana. Illustrated promotional piece for Lot# 2207 , Montana License Receipts the small town with pictures, advertisements for Expressmen Occupation, Montana and information about Red Lodge Compiled by 1884 1) 1884 license receipt issued James T. Higgins. Sewn spine repair. excellent 1884 in Dillon to Utah & Northern condition otherwise. Get an idea of 19th century Railroad Expressman. 2) 1889 license retailing and consumerism in the West. Includes receipt for Omnibus & Expressman in advertising of The Boston Department Store in Bozeman. 6.25” x 4” Soiling Est. $50- Montana. Est. $70-200 HWAC# 40463 100 HWAC# 50631 Lot# 2203 , Montana Butte, MT. mining Pictures, Stickers, Receipts, Lot# 2208 , Montana Little Bighorn Aftermath, 1877 Seven Newspapers Stickers and a Patch Copper City Radio discussing all elements of the Little Big Club, Butte MT. cloth patch. 5 stapled Horn Massacre, from Custer’s funeral, Gordon’s Jewelry receipts c. 1938. burial. f great significance is a Y Trib Stove Catalog from Butte Stove Repair article July 10, 1877 that describes how Company, Butte Montana. Approx 20 Custer dies, in what may be the first copies of newspaper ads for Justrite article so doing. The article is entitled “In mining lamps and vehicles.4 Butte, MT Sitting Bull’s Camp; A Spy’s Interesting realtor business cards, 3 small Leskovar Lincoln-Mercury stickers. Story; How Custer Died.” The paper .75” x 4.75” flip book of Seasons reetings with illustration of miners has the usual wear and tear at teh fold and some of them feature “potty humor” including a two story outhouse (too much overhead).. Est. $80-150 HWAC# 50331 corners, which does not affect the key article in the slightest. Est. $700- 1400 HWAC# 62159 Lot# 2204 , Montana Custer at Little Big Horn. Massacre. ew York tribune, uly 7, Lot# 2209 , Montana Mitchell & Lewis Wagon Co. Pictorial Letterhead & Cover 1899 letter 1876 announcing the Custer Massacre to and cover from the Mitchell & Lewis Wagon Co. ew York and the World, ront page article (Racine, Wisconsin) sent to S.R. Buford & Co. in on the Custer massacre. This is unarguably Virginia City, Montana. Re: order of extra parts one of the most important newspapers of the to be included “with your car of wagons.” Choice nineteenth century western American genre. Western imagery! Beautifully detailed pictorials With reports taken from Salt Lake City and on the letter and envelope. Est. $80-200 HWAC# the Helena (MT) Mountain Herald from July 50621 2 to July 5, a summary article was written. “The Indians poured a murderous fire from all directions. Gen, Custer, his two brothers, his nephew, his brother in law were all killed; not one of his detachment escaped.” Custer’s Obituary is also inside the Lot# 2210 , Montana Montana and paper. The paper itself has stains to the top corners. It is not as bad as British Columbia Gold Deposit Map most I’ve seen, in fact- pretty good; and few of these originals still exist ”Map of the State of Montana and today. Also in this lot is the succeeding week’s report “Custer’s Last Adjacent Mining Camps of British Columbia with connecting routes Battle”, “Details of the Massacre”; which has a very well-known map of of transportation, complied by O.C. Mortson, 1897, 1”=20 miles. 1926 the Little Big Horn battle grounds. This article provides most of the data copy made for Framer’s Electric Mining Division, Great Falls. About 30 x that was later published by other sources. Est. $300-600 HWAC# 62156 40”, blueline, excellent condition. This rare map is a classic, with all the gold regions and other minerals shown Est. $200-300 HWAC# 84677 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 95
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana Lot# 2211 , Montana c1895 Montana Lot# 2216 , Montana 1868-1887 Montana Cattle Glass Binoculars by AJ Jordan Territorial Warrants group of four Lot of 4. 1) Rare binoculars by AJ Jordan, St. Louis. Two different pictorial and colorful Territory of Marked Montana Cattle Glass. Leather Montana warrants/bonds for $50 and $100, issued wrapped and leather case. Lid has small 18 8 with seals. ne has five coupons attached. compass and detached strap stitching. Printed by Montana Democrat Print. 2) Two smaller 5x5” Est. $200-300 HWAC# 89302 pictorial warrants from the Montana Territory, Auditor’s ffice, Helena, 1887. Both are issued to James Sullivan, one for compilation of laws and the other for 500 blank licenses. 3.5 x 8.5” Est. $120- 200 HWAC# 60158 Lot# 2212 , Montana Montana Education Booklets a Plea for Lot# 2217 , Montana Neihart, Fairness Included: University of Montana Mining Map This is a first Montana President’s Report, 1898; generation blueline print of the Neihart Biennial report of the Superintendent Mining District in Montana. about 36 x 40”, blueline. “Plat of Montana of Public Instruction of Montana, 1938, Mining District (unorganized), Cascade County, Montana, 1”=800’ by Helena; Montana Law Library Catalogue, C. Mortson, Great Falls. Copy by William Monroe of Neihart. This is a 1898; A Plea for Fairness, Favoring classic mining district map showing all of the surveyed and patented Free Textbooks for all School Children; claims with patent and survey numbers. dated 9/23/1907, corrected Biennial Reports, Chairman of the Board 5/25/1911. Handwritten list of claims at upper left. This blueline is of Trustees and the Librarian of the State the original from which the 1926 copy was made. Generally excellent Law Library, 1917-1918; Est. $80-200 condition. Est. $200-300 HWAC# 84678 HWAC# 40622 Lot# 2218 , Montana Old Montana Lot# 2213 , Montana Montana Engineer Corporate Lever Seals 5 old Montana Licenses for Boiler and Traction Montana State corporate lever seals. Working Boiler Inspector’s Certificate dated 19 .Montana Stanchfield ake Club. 1 has a broken Traction Engineer’s License dated 1927. The lever with broken part included. 3 are renewal fee was $1.00 with a nice tractor image. frozen, company unknown, needs some The license was to be carried on his person while oil and TLC. Est. $150-300 HWAC# 86472 driving the equipment; that clearly never happened when you see the document. (It’s flawless.) Both Lot# 2219 , Montana Pre-Custer have some rear tape residue. Est. $40-80 HWAC# at Little Big Horn ew York Times, 50369 March 10, 1876. Page 6, long article, “The Big Horn Expedition” This article is about the exploratory expedition to a Lot# 2214 , Montana Montana relatively unexplored area. While Custer Map, 1872, 1926 Print. Map is not mentioned in teh article, the end is telling/ “...horse thieves who infest the of the territory of Montana to country... Lynching is the only cure...” accompany the report of the Surveyor General, 1872. no author. within a few short months, Sheridan This is an approximate 1926 copy of the map mounted on linen, that would order Custer to Little Big Horn, where a massacre ensued. Est. came with three other maps , one of which shows the 1926 printing $60-120 HWAC# 62155 date of the blueprint. It is an important early map of Montana, showing proposed rail lines, various ative American Reservations, Yellowstone Lot# 2220 , Montana 1909 & 1915 Two Montana National Park, and of course all the mining camps. It was made at a time Ribbons 1) Silver Anniversary Encampment when the map was necessary for land planning purposes, and may be W.R.C., Department of Montana, Billings, April a rare duplicate unavailable today (we didnt check). About 40 x 60”, 15, 1 , 17, 1909. Yellow cloth, 8” x . 5”. ignette excellent condition. Est. $300-500 HWAC# 84675 of badge. Fraying on edges. 2) Second Annual Lot# 2215 , Montana Montana Montana California Excursion, January 21, 1915, Union Pacific, Salt ake Route. Red and blue font. Sou enir Spoons group of fi e Lot of Soiling and some fading. 7” x 2.25” Est. $50-100 five different. Includes: copper, 5.75”, HWAC# 50606 mining scene on bowl and handle, patriotic handle and (gold-plated?); small Montana seal, 6”; gold wash bowl, mining scene handle w/ “Montana”, approx 5.25”; Bath House, White Lot# 2221 , Montana Wagon Sulphur Springs, engraved bowl, floral Broadside Sales Booklet Advertising handle, 5.25”; and small with Judith Gap, broadside booklet and cover for the Mont. engraved bowl, 4.5”. Est. $120- Commonwealth Carriage Co., St. Louis, 200 HWAC# 50415 Missouri, mailed to S.R. Buford in Virginia City, Montana in 1905. Booklet has three pages of fantastic illustrations of different wagon models offered by the company (11” x 17”). The base model starting price of $25.00 is a must see. Est. $80-150 HWAC# 50432 96 January 2019
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana Lot# 2222 , Montana Western Lot# 2226 Duck Letterheads to Montana leather Creek, Nevada Duck and saddle maker Lot of about 15 Creek, NV Photos misc. letterheads issued to Montana 11 b/w 8x10” merchants, 1906-1916. Best piece is photos of “Old Duck Home Lode Gold Mining Co. (Silver Creek Line” Est. City, SD) to Butte, MT, 1916 with map $200-400 HWAC# of claims on reverse. Rest is all material 87157 addressed to Al Furstnow of Miles City (Saddlery) from merchants in Nebraska, Oregon, North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, and Texas. Please inspect. Est. $100-150 HWAC# 50430 Lot# 2223 , Nebraska IOOF & Woodmen Accident Association By- Laws Two booklets: Laws and Rules of the Woodmen Accident Association of Lincoln, Nebraska, 1895; and the Constitution, By-Laws and Rules of Lot# 2227 Ely, White Pine, Nevada Unique Order of the Apollo Encampment of ‘White Pine Miner’ Newspaper ”The the Independent Order Of Odd Fellows, Newspapers of Nevada” by Lingenfelter Rix Fremont, Nebraska, 1893. Est. $60-100 Gash found no known copies of this volume HWAC# 88230 and number in their search of almost 100 libraries, museums and other institutions. Lot# 2224 Carson City, Nevada Bullion This newspaper lasted less than four months change Bank Archi e Carson and only (about) 15 volumes were printed. City, e ada Lot of 7. 1) Six Ormsby The front page of this article is devoted to County banking licenses issued to the the McKinley Mining & Smelting Company Bullion & Exchange Bank 1889-1898. and goes into depth about the property! Five are for one month and the last is for 3 The McKinley group is in the Robinson months. Signed by the County Treasurer, District about seven miles from Ely and at Auditor, Sheriff, and Deputy Sheriff. Each Ruth, Nevada. W. N. McGill (as in McGill, Nevada and a rather famous is approx. 5.5 x 8” 2) 1901 property tax Eastern Nevada mining engineer) is running the operations. This was assessment document for the Bullion & an investment of none other than President and Mrs. William McKinley, Exchange Bank. The Bullion & Exchange However, he was assassinated in September of 1901 just about one year was originally the Carson City Savings before this newspaper was published. Current resources indicate that Bank, which was incorporated in 1875. he invested $80,000. However, there is no indication he had anything It became the Bullion & Exchange (B&E) in 1882. It was restructured more to do with it. The driving force behind the investment was his into the State Bank and Trust Company in 1903, failing by 1907. It father-in-law, Mr. Saxton. Therefore, it is quite possible that Mrs. served the Carson and Comstock by providing financial services and McKinley may have had more to do with the investment. Est. $50-200 brokering the sales of mining stocks. It also acted as a clearing house HWAC# 99341 for other banks in Nevada for bullion, coin, scrip, drafts, checks, bills of exchange and other valuables, with branches in Hawthorne, Tonopah, Lot# 2228 Esmeralda, Nevada Tax Roll oldfield and Manhattan, evada. The B E had an office inside the for Esmeralda County, 1901 Names Carson City mint with the bank controlling the refinery operations after on this roll include: Adams & Miller, CE 1893. Est. $140-200 HWAC# 60133 Bray, Columbus Borax, JS Cain, C&C RR, DW Earl & Co., WA Ingalls, BF Leete, Lot# 2225 Carson City, Nevada Hank Lothrop, Montezuma MC, Mt. Diablo Monk Reproduction Photograph, MC, Pacific Coast Borax, Rhodes Salt On the Stage! ”This picture taken just Borax, Summerfield, Silver Peak MC, before Nevada built a new road. Hank Yparagurre Brothers, Yin Hung, uing Monk is riding on the stage (on the Hi, Ah Sam, etc. C&C owed the most. right). Parked outside of the Warm Chiatovich owed the most for a person. Springs Hotel. Stage says Virginia, Silver Est. $50-150 HWAC# 99881 City, Carson. The Warm Springs Hotel was built about 1860 and was used by Lot# 2229 Eureka, Nevada 1875 & Nevada’s First Territorial Legislature 1881 Two Different Billheads for the as a meeting place in 1861. The structure was built from hand-hewn Eureka Daily Sentinel 1) Very attractive sandstone taken from a nearby quarry. An imposing edifice in its day, 1875 color billhead for Eureka Daily the building typified the enterprise of the owner, Abe Curry. He and Sentinel, Dennis and Cassidy proprietors. his business partners surveyed the site of Carson City, were farsighted Bare-breasted allegorical woman and enough to leave space for a state capitol building while the area was locomotive vignettes. Issued to the Knights a part of Nevada, and attracted incoming merchants to their tiny of Pythias. Some fading of the ink. 2) 1881 community. In 1862, the hotel was leased by Nevada Territory and used billhead for Cassidy & Skillman, Eureka for holding prisoners. Two years later, the property was purchased and Daily and Weekly Sentinel. Billed to the became the State Prison. uring 18 7, the hotel was destroyed by fire. Eureka Lodge. Red print. Est. $50-100 Hank Monk is, of course, famous for taking Horace Greeley from Genoa HWAC# 60117 to Placerville. Greeley was late for a presentation and asked Monk if he could get there in time. Half way through he was questioning his decision with the rapid and rather scary ride he was on. “Horace keep your seat. I told you I would get you there by 5 0’clock, and by God I’ll do it, if the axles hold!” Photo is 6 x 9.5. 9 x 12.5” Framed. Est. $50-100 HWAC# 50870 Bid online at FHWAC.com or call 775-851-1859 97
DAY 2 Friday, January 25 General Americana Lot# 2230 Fallon, Churchill, Nevada Lot# 2236 Reno, Nevada Dr. Charles Art Keddie Diaries: 1910, 1911, 1912, O Gasho Glasses and Case The case 1913 These diaries provide a fascinating is in very nice condition; a hard plastic look at life in a new city ranching, and material, inside is a gold color foil placard family life. Art Keddie married one of “Dr. Chas. O. Gasho / Optometrist / Reno - Warren Williams daughters. Williams Nevada.” and circular glasses of an earlier was Fallon!!! It was his town and he was time period. The case includes a pink one of the largest sheep ranchers in the cleaning cloth with same advertisement state of evada. The first diary starts out on it. Est. $80-120 HWAC# 48127 with 6” of snow, pumped water, helped work on a car, and had dinner at Warren Williams home. It ends with working on a car during the day (cars were always breaking in the very rough Nevada deserts) and going the Eagles ew Yea’s Ball where his party was joined by Wingfield Lot# 2237 Reno, Nevada (The Wingfield ). In between he worked on the pipe line from the S ine c1910 - 1920 Nevada (Newlands Project), goes to Idaho and Montana (caught 50 pounds of Packing Company Milk trout), visits the ranch in Gold Creek, Elko County (took out 2 pounds Tin Extremely rare, of coffee to Butch and Cooper), took wagon out to stage road, etc. These possibly unique, approx. are a very hard read, but the information is priceless! Includes a lengthy 12” x 24”. Has “STURGES” biography of Art Keddie and nine pieces of ephemera from Keddie. Est. stamped on handles, has $100-150 HWAC# 99676 “NP Co./Reno” stamped Lot# 2231 Lake Tahoe, Nevada Early on side. Nice patina, good condition for age. See Photos of lenbrook 1) framed Holabird Book for story. photo of Glenbrook from 1858. 10” Goes with beautiful cobalt x 13.5”, framed 14” x 18”. 2) Photo of blue Nevada seltzer bottle. Glenbrook Inn from 1913. Matted 16” Please inspect. Est. $200- x 20. 3) View of Lake Tahoe and Cave 700 HWAC# 88508 Rock from 1915. Matted, 16” x 20”. Photographer unknown. Est. $150-250 HWAC# 61563 Lot# 2232 Lake Tahoe, State Line, Nevada c1900’s Temperature Gauge from Wagon Wheel Saloon Rare! 12” Round Temperature Gauge (Fahrenheit) in working order. -50 to 130. From the Wagon Wheel Saloon and Gambling Hall/ The Show Place/on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe/ State Line, Nevada. In good condition. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 86811 Lot# 2233 McGill, Nevada Antiques Lot# 2238 Lot Withdrawn From a McGill, NV Collection Approx 30 unmarked plastic gaming chips, large silver baptismal spoon, 2 folding skeleton keys, tietack collection, 6 baseball cabs, Lot# 2239 Silver City, Lyon, Nevada gaming chips in wooden holder, set of 8 1874 Ross E Browne Map of Silver wooden men in original box and more. City, Nevada Massive 86 x 41”. This is an Est. $50-100 HWAC# 73011 historian or digger’s dream. Silver City in 1874! McCone’s Foundry, the Cemetery, Kossuth Mining, Dayton Mines, Dayton Shaft, Kelsey Mill, etc. are good markers to get one’s bearings. From there you Lot# 2234 McGill, Nevada c1913 can explore the entire area. This is Part - 1940’s Historical McGill Photos B and seems to include the southerly epro s Blow ps Interesting lot portion and not the main town. Although taken from Browne it is a of approx 6 blow-up repro pics of people & places in McGill, NV. Pic 1932 tracing by Harold D Vaughn of a 1922 tracing by Harry C Duke of 1913 Mc ill Mill Baseball Team (last names Strufic, riffith, Rose, of the original map by Browne. It is very, very fragile. The top has been Peston & more.) For collectors of McGill memorabilia. 24” x 20”. Est. torn a significant distance from the rest of the map and has been taped $80-120 HWAC# 86817 to keep it from tearing more. Est. $100-200 HWAC# 99693 Lot# 2235 Reno, Nevada American Legion FOB/ Reno, Nevada Bronze tone fob marked “The Biggest Little City in the World.” Manufactured by the Greenduck Company out of Chicago. 1.5”. Est. $40-100 HWAC# 48400 98 January 2019
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